Median kings
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Median kings were the ancient monarchs who ruled the Median Empire in northwestern Iran before the rise of the Achaemenid Persians.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian rulers
ⓘ
ancient monarchs ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Neo-Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Median Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
classical historiography
ⓘ
cuneiform records ⓘ |
| capital | Ecbatana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyStatus | partly uncertain ⓘ |
| contributedTo | fall of Nineveh ⓘ |
| culture | Median culture ⓘ |
| dynasticHouse | Median royal house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedInConflictWith | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Iranian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnoPoliticalIdentity | Medes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
6th century BCE
ⓘ
7th century BCE ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | ancient Iran ⓘ |
| influenced | early Achaemenid administration ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Assyrian imperial models ⓘ |
| knownFor | forming first large Iranian empire in the Near East ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Assyrian sources
ⓘ
Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Median language ⓘ |
| legitimacyBasis | noble election according to Herodotus ⓘ |
| notableKing |
Astyages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyaxares NERFINISHED ⓘ Deioces NERFINISHED ⓘ Phraortes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrownBy |
Achaemenid Persians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient Near Eastern monarchies
ⓘ
history of Iran ⓘ history of the ancient Near East ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | tribal confederation evolving into kingdom ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Achaemenid Persian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Zagros Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Iranian religion ⓘ |
| ruled | Median Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBefore | Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledRegion | northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Persian kings of the Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ |
| successorState | Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of the Medes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfState | early Iranian kingdom ⓘ |
| usedCity | Ecbatana as royal residence ⓘ |
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