▁Est her ▁and ▁Mor de ch ai ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Ham ad an , ▁Iran , ▁although ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁K far ▁Bar ' am ▁in ▁northern ▁Israel ▁also ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁bur ial ▁place ▁of ▁Queen ▁Est her . ▁ ▁Armen ian ▁culture ▁ ▁After ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁dynast ies ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁the ▁information ▁of ▁the ▁Est her ▁scroll , ▁Moscow ▁State ▁University ▁gradu ate , ▁a ▁math ematic ian ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁descent ▁J ab bar ▁M ana f ▁o ğ lu ▁M amed ov , ▁concluded ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁E ster ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁historical ▁reality , ▁where : ▁▁ ▁King ▁A has uer us ▁is ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁person ification ▁of ▁King ▁Ar tax er xes ▁II , ▁ ▁Queen ▁Ast in ▁is ▁P ary s atis , ▁his ▁mother , ▁the ▁former ▁Queen ▁of ▁Pers ia , ▁who ▁opposed ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁Ar tax er xes ▁II ▁and ▁fur iously ▁intr igu ed ▁against ▁him , ▁ ▁Est her ▁— ▁State ira , ▁wife ▁of ▁Ar tax er xes ▁II , ▁whose ▁whole ▁family ▁was ▁buried ▁alive ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁P ary s atis ' ▁intr ig ues . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁both ▁Art ash es ▁I , ▁and ▁Tig ran ▁II , ▁and ▁other ▁historical ▁figures ▁who ▁were ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁state ▁of ▁Armen ia , ▁are ▁considered ▁by ▁the ▁author ▁the ▁direct ▁descend ants ▁of