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Median-Persian Unification
Around 550 BCE, Cyrus II defeated Astyages, the last Median king, conquering Media and unifying Persia with Media, laying the foundation for the Acha…
Timeline
- c. -553–-551Persia · PersiaCyrus II rose in revolt against the overlordship of the Median king Astyages; the Persian forces gained the upper hand in the initial engagements, and some Median commanders defected to support Cyrus.
- c. -550–-549Ecbatana · MediaCyrus captured Ecbatana, the Median capital, and captured Astyages; the Kingdom of Media fell. Persia annexed Median territory and administrative systems, forming the prototype of a unified Achaemenid Empire.
Sources
- Nabonidus Chronicle
- Histories — Herodotus
- The Fall of Media https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/media