Cyrus the Younger

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Achaemenid prince Persian military leader historical figure satrap

Cyrus the Younger was a Persian prince and military leader best known for his failed attempt to seize the Achaemenid throne from his brother Artaxerxes II, an episode famously recounted by Xenophon.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cyrus the Younger canonical	32
Achaemenid prince Cyrus the Younger	1
Persian satrap Cyrus the Younger	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Achaemenid prince ⓘ Persian military leader ⓘ historical figure ⓘ satrap ⓘ
alliedWith	Spartan commanders ⓘ
associatedWithPlace	Asia Minor ⓘ Babylon ⓘ surface form: Babylonia
battle	Battle of Cunaxa ⓘ
causeOfDeath	battle wound ⓘ
conflict	Cyrus the Younger’s rebellion ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
dateOfDeath	401 BC ⓘ
describedBySource	Ctesias of Cnidus ⓘ Plutarch ⓘ Anabasis ⓘ surface form: Xenophon’s Anabasis
educatedIn	Persian court ⓘ surface form: Persian royal court
employed	Greek mercenary army ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Persians ⓘ
father	Darius II of Persia ⓘ surface form: Darius II
fullName	Cyrus ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ surface form: Achaemenid period
knownFor	attempt to seize the Achaemenid throne ⓘ being the central figure in Xenophon’s Anabasis ⓘ revolt against Artaxerxes II ⓘ
languageSpoken	Old Persian ⓘ
legacy	inspired Greek interest in Persia ⓘ provided material for classical Greek literature ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	killed in battle ⓘ
mentorOrPatronOf	Greek mercenaries ⓘ
mother	Parysatis ⓘ
nobleFamily	Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
notableEvent	appointment as satrap by Darius II ⓘ secret preparations to overthrow Artaxerxes II ⓘ
notableWork	expedition against Artaxerxes II ⓘ
opponent	Artaxerxes II ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Cunaxa ⓘ
positionHeld	commander of forces in Asia Minor ⓘ satrap of Cappadocia ⓘ satrap of Lydia ⓘ satrap of Phrygia ⓘ
religion	Zoroastrianism ⓘ
residence	Sardis ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
sibling	Artaxerxes II ⓘ
timePeriod	5th century BC ⓘ
title	Prince of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

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

Anabasis → historicalFigureDepicted → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

army of Cyrus the Younger → supports → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

army of Cyrus the Younger → commandedBy → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

army of Cyrus the Younger → financedBy → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Lysander → usedSupportFrom → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Persian satrap Cyrus the Younger

Artaxerxes II → opponent → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Artaxerxes II → relative → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Celaenae → visitedBy → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Darius II of Persia → child → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Battle of Cunaxa → belligerent → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Battle of Cunaxa → commander → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Battle of Cunaxa → killedPerson → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Battle of Cunaxa → opponentOf → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Menon of Thessaly → allegiance → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

retreat of the Ten Thousand → hasParticipant → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

subject surface form: Retreat of the Ten Thousand

the Ten Thousand → employedBy → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

subject surface form: Ten Thousand

Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries → recruitedBy → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Clearchus of Sparta → servedUnder → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Clearchus of Sparta → contemporaryOf → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Clearchus of Sparta → allegiance → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Tissaphernes → conflict → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Cyrus the Younger’s revolt → hasParticipant → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Cyrus the Younger’s revolt → leader → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Cyrus the Younger’s revolt → notableCommander → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Ariaeus → servedUnder → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Ariaeus → alliedWith → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Ariaeus → politicalAlignment → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Achaemenid prince Cyrus the Younger

Xenias of Parrhasia → servedUnder → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Xenias of Parrhasia → employer → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Socrates of Achaea → employer → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Socrates of Achaea → servedUnder → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Socrates of Achaea → allegiance → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Proxenus of Boeotia → servedUnder → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ

Proxenus of Boeotia → allegiance → Cyrus the Younger ⓘ