← Explore on the interactive map

Cyrus the Great

Type Figure Region Persia Time c. -600–-530 Also known as Cyrus the Great、Cyrus II、居鲁士二世、居鲁士大王

Cyrus the Great (c. 600–530 BCE) founded the Achaemenid Persian Empire, uniting the Persian tribes, conquering Media and Lydia, and taking Babylon in…

Timeline

  1. c. -559–-550Persia (Fars) · FarsCyrus succeeded his father Cambyses I as King of Anshan, gradually integrating the Persian tribes, and around 550 BCE overthrew his overlord Media, laying the foundation of the Achaemenid Empire.
  2. c. -547–-539Babylon · BabyloniaCyrus conquered Lydian king Croesus and captured Babylon in 539 BCE, freeing the captive Jews and pursuing a relatively tolerant policy in West Asia, greatly expanding the empire's territory.
  3. c. -530Massagetae steppe · Central AsiaIn his later years Cyrus campaigned against the Massagetae and, according to classical sources, died in battle; he was buried at Pasargadae and succeeded by his son Cambyses II.

Sources