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Deioces unifies Media

Type Event Region Media Time c. -728

According to Herodotus, Deioces unified the Median tribes around 728 BCE, established kingship, and made Ecbatana his capital.…

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  1. c. -728Assembly ground of the Median tribes · MediaAccording to Herodotus, the Medes, troubled by internal strife, elected the justly famed Deioces as leader, granting him judicial and arbitral authority—a transition from tribal league to kingship.
  2. c. -728–-720Ecbatana · MediaDeioces established the capital Ecbatana, set up a court and bureaucracy, and consolidated royal power through strict security and judicial systems, completing the political unification of the Median tribes.

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