549 BCE King Cyrus II (the Great) captures the Median capital of Ecbatana, conquering the nation of Media. Emperor Suizei dies after a 32-year reign and is succeeded by his son Annei as emperor of Japan.
In the 540s BC , the 6th century BC .
King Cyrus II (the Great) captures the Median capital of Ecbatana, conquering the nation of Media.source Births Darius I, king of Persia (approximate date)source Deaths Emperor Suizei dies after a 32-year reign and is succeeded by his son Annei as emperor of Japan.source Suizei, emperor of Japan (born 632 BC)source Nearby 551 BCE–542 BCE 4 of 4 sourced entries shown. Every line above is quoted from the revision linked beside it, which is 549 BC on English Wikipedia, revision 1346605699, retrieved 2026-09-06. Nothing on this page is written by us and nothing is generated: the sentences are the source’s own, so a claim you doubt can be checked against the exact revision it came from. Text is reused under CC BY-SA 4.0 .