Esther 1:1-9

Ahasuerus : king of Persia after Darius

Ethiopia : a country south of Egypt
(21° 57´, 31° 20´); (21° 57´, 31° 20´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´)

India : a country in the region of the Indus River
(22° 0´, 77° 0´)

Media : a country on the SW coast of the Caspian Sea
(34° 47´, 48° 30´)

Persia : citizen(s) of Persia
(34° 47´, 48° 30´)

Susa : capital city of Elam and winter home of the Persian kings (OS)
(32° 11´, 48° 15´)

Vashti : queen of Ahasuerus