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  2. Feb 21, 2018 · Cyrus II (d. 530 BCE), also known as Cyrus the Great, was the fourth king of Anshan and the first king of the Achaemenid Empire. Cyrus led several military campaigns against the most powerful kingdoms of the time, including Media , Lydia , and Babylonia .

  3. Jul 14, 2022 · Published: July 14, 2022. copy page link. Print Page. Cyrus the Great, circa 548 B.C. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Through far-reaching military conquests and benevolent rule,...

  4. Cyrus the Great, conqueror who founded the Achaemenian empire, centered on Persia and stretching from the Aegean Sea eastward to the Indus River.

  5. Cyrus II, known as Cyrus the Great, (born c. 585, Media or Persis—died c. 529, Asia), Conqueror who founded the Achaemenian Empire (see Achaemenian dynasty). The grandson of Cyrus I (fl. late 7th century bc ), he came to power by overthrowing his maternal grandfather, the king of the Medes.

  6. May 23, 2018 · Cyrus the Great (reigned 550-530 B.C.) was the founder of the Persian Empire. His reign witnessed the first serious contacts between Persians and Greeks and the permanent loss of political power by the peoples of the old centers of power in Mesopotamia.

  7. Cyrus the Great (Persian: کوروش بزرگ, Kurush-e Bozorg, c. 590 BC or 576 – August 530 BC), was the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty in today's Iran. He was chosen as the leader of Persian people in Anshan , he defeated the Medes and was chosen as the Shah of the Persian Empire in 559 BC.

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