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Cyaxares ascended to the throne in 625 BCE, after his father Phraortes lost his life in a battle against the Assyrians. Cyaxares collaborated with the Babylonians to destroy the Assyrian Empire, and united most of the Iranian peoples of ancient Iran, thereby transforming Media into a regional power.
- Syromedia (present-day Qyzqapan)
- Ancient Iranian religion
- Phraortes
- Daughter (or granddaughter) of Nabopolassar
Feb 26, 2024 · Cyaxares (died 585 bc) was the king of Media (located in what is now northwestern Iran), who reigned from 625 to 585 bc. According to the 5th-century- bc Greek historian Herodotus , Cyaxares renewed the war with the Assyrians after his father, Phraortes , had been slain in battle.
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Cyaxares II ( Ancient Greek: Κυαξάρης) was a king of the Medes whose reign is described by the Greek historian Xenophon. Some theories have equated this figure with the "Darius the Mede" named in the Book of Daniel. He is not mentioned in the histories of Herodotus or Ctesias, and many scholars doubt that he actually existed.
Cyaxares (sīăk´sərēz), d. 585 BC, king of Media (c.625–585 BC). His name also appears as Umakishtar and Huyakhshtara. In the course of his reign he raised the kingdom of the Medes to a major power in the Middle East. Cyaxares reorganized Median military forces, developing the cavalry especially, and renewed war with Assyria.
Cyaxares (Persian Uvakhšatara, Akkadian Umakištar): name of a king of the Medes, who may have reigned from c.625 to c.585. The only account of the reign of Cyaxares can be found in the first book of the Histories by the Greek researcher Herodotus (c.480-c.429). He writes that the Median leader Phraortes.
Dec 15, 1993 · CYAXARES (Gk. Kyaxárēs, Herodotus’ transcription of OIr. * h Uvaxštra, a name rendered in Akkadian as m Ú-ak-sa-tar, m Uk-sa-tar, m Ú-ma-ku-iš-tar, in Elamite as Ma-ki-iš-tur-ri, Ma-ak-iš-tar-ra [-m- to be read (-w-)], Old Phrygian ksuwaksaros; the etymology is obscure; see Iranisches Personennamenbuch I/2, p. 27, V/4, p. 34, cf. p ...
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Cyaxares ( Median: ᴴuvaxšϑra; Old Persian: 𐎢𐎺𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎼 ᴴuvaxštra; Akkadian: Waksatar; Old Phrygian: Ksuwaksaros; Ancient Greek: Κυαξάρης, romanized: Kuaxarēs; Latin: Cyaxarēs) was the third king of the Medes. Quick Facts King of the Medes, Reign ... Close.
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