Cyrus the Great
founder of the Achaemenid Empire (559–529 BC)
14 dated entries naming Cyrus the Great, drawn from 12 separate years between 640 BCE and 530 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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6th century BC
- 600 BCECyrus the Great, king of Persia (or 576 BC)source
- 576 BCECyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire (or 600 BC)source
- 559 BCECyrus the Great succeeds his father Cambyses I of Anshan.source
- 559 BCECambyses I, father of Cyrus the Great and king of Anshansource
- 553 BCECyrus II of Persia revolts against Astyages of the Medes.source
- 552 BCEThe Battle of Hyrba is fought between the Medians and the Persians led by Cyrus the Great.source
- 549 BCEKing Cyrus II (the Great) captures the Median capital of Ecbatana, conquering the nation of Media.source
- 547 BCEThe Battles of Thymbra and Pteria are fought between Croesus of Lydia and Cyrus the Great.source
- 546 BCECyrus makes Pasargadae the capital of Persia.source
- 539 BCESeptember 25–28? – Battle of Opis: Troops of the Persian Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great decisively defeat those of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.source
- 538 BCEThe Babylonian captivity of the Jews in Babylon ends when Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, allows them to return to Jerusalem under the leadership of Zerubbabel and Joshua the High Priest; possible start of construction of the Second Temple.source
- 530 BCECyrus II is killed in battle against unknown tribes and succeeded by Cambyses II.source
- 530 BCEDecember — Cyrus the Great, ruler of Persia (b. 576 or 600 BC)source