Median Kingdom
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The Median Kingdom was an ancient Iranian state that emerged in the first millennium BCE and played a key role in the rise of the Persian Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Median Kingdom canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Iranian state
ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ historical polity ⓘ |
| ally | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| capital |
Ecbatana
ⓘ
ancient city of Hamadan ⓘ
surface form:
Hamadan (modern identification of Ecbatana)
|
| conqueredBy |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Persians
Cyrus the Great ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culture |
Iranian peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian
|
| currency | barter and metal bullion (inferred) ⓘ |
| demiseReason |
Persian conquest of the Median Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian revolt under Cyrus the Great
|
| disputedAspect | extent of centralized statehood ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 550 BCE ⓘ |
| enemy | Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Medes ⓘ |
| event |
Siege of Nineveh
ⓘ
surface form:
siege and fall of Nineveh
|
| followedBy |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
First Persian Empire
|
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Astyages
ⓘ
Cyaxares ⓘ Deioces ⓘ
surface form:
Deioces (traditional founder, per Herodotus)
Phraortes ⓘ
surface form:
Phraortes (per Herodotus)
|
| historicalSource |
Assyrian inscriptions
ⓘ
Babylonian chronicles ⓘ Herodotus ⓘ |
| influenced | administrative practices of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alliance with Babylon against Assyria
ⓘ
overthrow of the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ role in the rise of the Persian Empire ⓘ |
| language | Median language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ancient Near East
ⓘ
Iranian plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian Plateau
western Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Western Iran
|
| majorCity |
Ecbatana
ⓘ
Rhagae ⓘ
surface form:
Rhagae (Ray)
|
| military | noted for cavalry ⓘ |
| modernCountry |
Iran
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Iran
ⓘ
history of the Ancient Near East ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | confederation of Median tribes (traditional view) ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Neo-Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Assyrian Empire (regional hegemony)
|
| region | Media ⓘ |
| religion |
ancient Iranian religion
ⓘ
early Zoroastrian traditions (disputed) ⓘ |
| rulingClass | Median nobility ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.