Cyaxares

Cyaxares
Cyaxares
King of Media
	Possible relief of Cyaxares, Qyzqapan tomb, Sulaymaniyah. Iraqi Kurdistan.
King of the Medes
Reign	625 – 585 BCE
Predecessor	Phraortes
Successor	Astyages
Died	585 BCE
Burial	Syromedia (present-day Qyzqapan, Kurdistan Region)
Spouse	Daughter (or granddaughter) of Nabopolassar
Issue	Astyages; Amytis
Median	ᴴuvaxšϑra
Dynasty	Median dynasty
Father	Phraortes
Religion	Ancient Iranian religion

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Cyaxares^[a] was the third king of the Medes. He 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.^[8]^[9]

^ Diakonoff 1985, p. 139.
^ according to Igor Diakonoff^[1]
^ Ivantchik, Askold (1993). Les Cimmériens au Proche-Orient [The Cimmerians in the Near East] (PDF) (in French). Fribourg, Switzerland; Göttingen, Germany: Editions Universitaires Fribourg (Switzerland); Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (Germany). p. 83. ISBN 978-3-727-80876-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Diakonoff 1993.
^ Akbarzadeh, D.; A. Yahyanezhad (2006). The Behistun Inscriptions (Old Persian Texts) (in Persian). Khaneye-Farhikhtagan-e Honarhaye Sonati. p. 87. ISBN 964-8499-05-5.
^ Kent, Ronald Grubb (1953). Old Persian: Grammar, Text, Glossary. pp. 177.
^ Schmitt 2011, pp. 216–218.
^ Cyaxares Archived 2014-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (Livius.org)
^ Cyaxares king of Media britannica.com

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[FOOTNOTEDiakonoff1985139-1] Diakonoff 1985, p. 139.

[2] rding to Igor Diakonoff^[1]

[3] Ivantchik, Askold (1993). Les Cimmériens au Proche-Orient [The Cimmerians in the Near East] (PDF) (in French). Fribourg, Switzerland; Göttingen, Germany: Editions Universitaires Fribourg (Switzerland); Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (Germany). p. 83. ISBN 978-3-727-80876-0.

[FOOTNOTEDiakonoff1993-4] Diakonoff 1993.

[5] Akbarzadeh, D.; A. Yahyanezhad (2006). The Behistun Inscriptions (Old Persian Texts) (in Persian). Khaneye-Farhikhtagan-e Honarhaye Sonati. p. 87. ISBN 964-8499-05-5.

[6] Kent, Ronald Grubb (1953). Old Persian: Grammar, Text, Glossary. pp. 177.

[FOOTNOTESchmitt2011216–218-7] Schmitt 2011, pp. 216–218.

[9] Cyaxares Archived 2014-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (Livius.org)

[10] Cyaxares king of Media britannica.com

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Cyaxares
King of Media
Possible relief of Cyaxares, Qyzqapan tomb, Sulaymaniyah. Iraqi Kurdistan.
King of the Medes
Reign	625 – 585 BCE
Predecessor	Phraortes
Successor	Astyages

Died	585 BCE
Burial	Syromedia (present-day Qyzqapan, Kurdistan Region)^[2]
Spouse	Daughter (or granddaughter) of Nabopolassar
Issue	Astyages Amytis
Median	ᴴuvaxšϑra
Dynasty	Median dynasty
Father	Phraortes
Religion	Ancient Iranian religion