Cyrus the Great

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Achaemenid ruler founder of empire historical figure human king

Cyrus the Great was the 6th-century BCE founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, renowned for his military conquests, enlightened rule, and policies of religious tolerance and repatriation.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cyrus II of Persia	4
Cyrus II	3
Cyrus	1
Cyrus king of Persia	1
Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire	1
King Cyrus	1
King Cyrus the Great of Persia	1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Achaemenid ruler ⓘ founder of empire ⓘ historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ king ⓘ
associatedArtifact	Cyrus Cylinder ⓘ
battle	Battle of Opis ⓘ
birthDate	circa 576 BCE ⓘ circa 600 BCE ⓘ
birthPlace	Anshan ⓘ Iran ⓘ surface form: Persia
burialPlace	Pasargadae ⓘ
capitalEstablished	Pasargadae ⓘ
child	Atossa ⓘ Bardiya ⓘ Cambyses II ⓘ Roxane ⓘ
commemoratedBy	tomb at Pasargadae ⓘ
conquered	Lydian Kingdom ⓘ Median Empire ⓘ Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
culture	Ancient Persian ⓘ
deathDate	530 BCE ⓘ
deathPlace	Central Asia ⓘ near Syr Darya ⓘ
dynasty	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ surface form: Achaemenid dynasty
era	6th century BCE ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Persian ⓘ
father	Cambyses I ⓘ
founded	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ Achaemenid Empire ⓘ surface form: First Persian Empire
knownFor	Cyrus Cylinder ⓘ founding the Achaemenid Persian Empire ⓘ military conquests ⓘ policies of religious tolerance ⓘ repatriation of displaced peoples ⓘ
languageSpoken	Old Persian ⓘ
legacy	influence on later concepts of human rights ⓘ model of enlightened rulership ⓘ
mentionedIn	Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible
mother	Mandane of Media ⓘ
name	Cyrus the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cyrus II Cyrus the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cyrus II of Persia Cyrus the Great self-link ⓘ
ordered	rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
policy	respect for local customs and religions ⓘ use of local elites in administration ⓘ
predecessor	Cambyses I ⓘ
reignEnd	530 BCE ⓘ
reignStart	circa 559 BCE ⓘ
religion	Zoroastrianism (traditional attribution) ⓘ
roleInText	liberator of the Jews from Babylonian captivity ⓘ
spouse	Cassandane ⓘ
successor	Cambyses II ⓘ
territoryRuled	Asia Minor ⓘ surface form: Anatolia Iranian plateau ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ parts of Central Asia ⓘ
title	King of Anshan ⓘ King of Babylon ⓘ King of Media ⓘ King of Persia ⓘ King of Sumer and Akkad ⓘ King of the Four Corners of the World ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Pasargadae ⓘ

Referenced by (51)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Daniel → associatedFigure → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

subject surface form: Book of Daniel

Battle of Opis → associatedWith → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Cassandane → associatedWith → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Cyrus Cylinder → associatedWith → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Battle of Opis → commander → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Babylon → conqueredBy → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Lydian Kingdom → conqueredBy → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Cyrus Cylinder → creator → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Median Empire → dissolvedBy → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Bardiya → father → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Cambyses II → father → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Roxane → father → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Cambyses I → fatherOf → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Bel and the Dragon → featuresCharacter → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Cyrus

Achaemenid Empire → foundedBy → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Pasargadae → foundedBy → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

C. R. Smith → givenName → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cyrus

Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) → hasConqueringKing → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cyrus II of Persia

Babylonian exile → hasParticipant → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) → hasParticipant → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

King of Anshan → heldBy → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

King of Media → heldBy → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Cassandane → husband → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) → ledBy → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Ezra–Nehemiah → mainCharacter → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

2 Chronicles 36 → mentions → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cyrus king of Persia

Mandane of Media → motherOf → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Cyrus the Great → name → Cyrus the Great self-link ⓘ

Cyrus the Great → name → Cyrus the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cyrus II

Cyrus the Great → name → Cyrus the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cyrus II of Persia

King of Persia → name → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

subject surface form: Cyrus the Great

this entity surface form: Cyrus II

King of Media → notableBearer → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cyrus II of Persia

Roxane → notableRelative → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Persians → notableRuler → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Nabonidus → overthrownBy → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Cambyses I → parentOf → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

King of Anshan → positionHeldBy → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cyrus II

Cambyses II → predecessor → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Second Temple in Jerusalem → rebuiltUnder → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Battle of Opis → relatedRuler → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cyrus II of Persia

Roxane → relative → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Achaemenid Empire → ruler → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Zerubbabel → servedUnder → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Cyrus the Great of Persia

Return to Zion → significantFigure → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Cassandane → spouse → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Cassandane → spouseTitle → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire

Cambyses I → successor → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

Nabonidus → successor → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

King of Anshan → usedBy → Cyrus the Great ⓘ

King of the Four Corners of the World → usedBy → Cyrus the Great ⓘ