Cyaxares
Cyaxares (Median: ᴴuvaxšϑra; Old Persian: 𐎢𐎺𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎼 ᴴuvaxštra; Akkadian: Waksatar; Old Phrygian: Ksuwaksaros; Ancient Greek: Κυαξάρης, romanized: Kuaxarēs; Latin: Cyaxarēs) was the third king of the Medes. Cyaxares ascended to the throne in 625 BCE, after his father Phraortes lost his life in a battle against the Assyrians.
| 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) |
| Spouse | Daughter (or granddaughter) of Nabopolassar |
| Issue | Astyages Amytis |
| Median | ᴴuvaxšϑra |
| Dynasty | Median dynasty |
| Father | Phraortes |
| Religion | Ancient Iranian religion |
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.
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