Cyrus the Great
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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.
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.