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Cambyses II (Old Persian: 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹, romanized: Kaᵐbūjiya) was the second King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 530 to 522 BC. He was the son and successor of Cyrus the Great (r. 550 – 530 BC) and his mother was Cassandane.
- 530 – July 522 BC
- Cassandane
Cambyses II was an Achaemenid king of Persia (reigned 529–522 bce), who conquered Egypt in 525. He was the eldest son of King Cyrus II the Great by Cassandane, daughter of a fellow Achaemenid. During his father’s lifetime, Cambyses was in charge of Babylonian affairs.
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May 18, 2018 · Cambyses II (r. 530-522 BCE) was the second king of the Achaemenid Empire. The Greek historian Herodotus portrays Cambyses as a mad king who committed many acts of sacrilege during his stay in Egypt, including the slaying of the sacred Apis calf.
Nov 15, 2022 · Cambyses II: Second King of the Achaemenid Empire. Reign: 530 – 522 BC. Titles: King of Kings, King of Persia, King of Egypt, King of Babylon. Dynasty: Achaemenid. Predecessor: Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Successor: Bardiya. Died: 522 BC. Parents: Cyrus the Great and Cassandane. Consort: Atossa, Roxane
In 559, he became king of Persia; in 550, he subdued his overlord, Astyages the Mede. Three years later, he conducted operations west of the Tigris , and in 539, he added Babylonia to his empire. Babylonia was an ancient kingdom, and its king played an important role in the religious and cultural life of the ancient Near East.
He tells that Cambyses, on hearing the news of the rebellion, rushed back to Persia. But when he jumped into the saddle of his horse, the cap fell of the sheath of his sword and exposed the blade, which pierced his thigh.
Cambyses died in 522 BCE while returning from Egypt to remove this pretender and was succeeded by a general named Darius. Although Darius had a legitimate claim in that he was distantly related to Cambyses II, several other claimants to the Persian throne challenged Darius.
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