Married/ Related to:  Cambyses I , King of Persia, son of Cyrus I , King of Persia and N.N..Cambyses I (flourished 6th century bc), Persian king of the Achaemeniddynasty who ruled (circa 600-559 bc) over Anshan (now BaghdadProvince, Iraq) as a vassal of the Medes, then preeminent in Persia.Cambyses I was the son of Cyrus I (flourished 7th century bc), whom he succeeded, and the father ofCyrus the Great, who founded the Persian Empire. According to theGreek historian Herodotus, Cambyses I married the daughter ofAstyages, king of the Medes (reigned about 584-550 bc). --Other Fields Ref Number: + Child: 1. Cyrus the Great , King of PersiaCyrus the Great (circa 600-529 bc), king of Persia (550-529 bc). Hewas the son of Cambyses I, a descendant of Achaemenes (Hakhamanish)(flourished 7th century bc), and a member of the Achaemenid dynasty.When Cyrus became (558 bc) ruler of the Persian district of Anshan, the district was subject to the Medes;five years later he led a rebellion against the Medes that resulted inthe capture of King Astyages (reigned about 584-c. 550 bc) and theoverthrow (550 bc) of the Median Empire. Thereafter Cyrus called himself king of Persia and ruled aterritory extending from the Halys River in Asia Minor, eastern borderof Lydia, to the Babylonian Empire on the south and east. Babylon,Egypt, Lydia, and the city-state of Sparta in Greece combined to curb the power of Cyrus, but in 546 bcthe Persians added Lydia to their realm, and in 539 bc the kingdom ofBabylon fell to Cyrus. The Persian Empire was the most powerful statein the world until its conquest two centuries later by Alexander the Great. Cyrus was an able and mercifulruler. Significant among his deeds was his granting of permission tothe Jews to return from their exile in Babylon to their native Israelto rebuild the Temple of Solomon. Cyrus died while leading an expedition against the eastern tribe, theMassagetae, and was succeeded by his son, who became Cambyses II. --Other Fields Ref Number: + | |||
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