accession of Cyrus the Great
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The accession of Cyrus the Great marks the rise of the Persian ruler who founded the Achaemenid Empire and initiated a major shift in Near Eastern power and governance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| accession of Cyrus the Great canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political transition ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Cyrus the Great ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Fars Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Fars
southwestern Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Iran
|
| chronology | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| countryAffected |
Media
ⓘ
Persia ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Near Eastern royal traditions
ⓘ
classical Greek historiography ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Persian conquest of the Median Empire
ⓘ
expansion of Persian rule in the Near East ⓘ Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
formation of the Achaemenid Empire
|
| follows |
Median domination over Persia
ⓘ
reign of Astyages ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
decline of the Median Empire
ⓘ
emergence of a new imperial administrative model ⓘ establishment of Persian hegemony in the Near East ⓘ integration of diverse Near Eastern peoples under Persian rule ⓘ reorganization of imperial governance in the Near East ⓘ rise of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ shift in Near Eastern balance of power ⓘ |
| hasContext |
competition among Near Eastern kingdoms
ⓘ
end of Median supremacy in western Iran ⓘ transition from Median to Persian rule ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | Cyrus the Great ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Astyages
ⓘ
Cyrus the Great ⓘ Median Empire ⓘ Medes ⓘ
surface form:
Persian tribes
|
| involves |
overthrow of Astyages
ⓘ
transfer of power from Media to Persia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ancient Near East
ⓘ
Iranian plateau ⓘ |
| politicalNature |
dynastic change
ⓘ
monarchical succession ⓘ |
| powerShift |
from Median elites to Persian elites
ⓘ
from regional kingdom to transregional empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Near Eastern imperial succession patterns
ⓘ
early Achaemenid state formation ⓘ rise of imperial Persia ⓘ |
| significance |
foundation moment of the Achaemenid imperial system
ⓘ
initiated a major shift in Near Eastern power and governance ⓘ marks the rise of Cyrus the Great as a major imperial ruler ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Babylonian Chronicles