King of Persia
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Cyrus the Great was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, renowned for creating one of the largest empires in history and for his relatively progressive policies toward conquered peoples.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cyrus the Great | 0 |
| House of Cyrus | 1 |
| Shah of Persia | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid ruler
ⓘ
King of Persia ⓘ ancient monarch ⓘ founder of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cyrus Cylinder ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Anshan (Persia) ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Tomb of Cyrus the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Tomb of Cyrus at Pasargadae
|
| capitalCity | Pasargadae ⓘ |
| conquered |
Lydian Kingdom
ⓘ
Median Empire ⓘ Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Persian ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Central Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Asia (probable)
|
| dynasty | Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ |
| empire | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| era | 6th century BC ⓘ |
| expandedInto |
Babylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Lydia ⓘ Media ⓘ |
| founded | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| honorific |
The Great
ⓘ
surface form:
the Great
|
| knownFor |
Cyrus Cylinder
ⓘ
allowing exiled peoples to return to their homelands ⓘ creating one of the largest empires in history ⓘ policy of religious tolerance ⓘ relatively progressive policies toward conquered peoples ⓘ |
| language | Old Persian ⓘ |
| legacy | model of enlightened rulership in later traditions ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| name |
Cyrus the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrus II
|
| policy |
allowing local autonomy under imperial rule
ⓘ
respect for local customs and religions ⓘ use of local elites in administration ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Astyages
ⓘ
surface form:
Astyages (in Media)
Nabonidus ⓘ
surface form:
Nabonidus (in Babylon)
|
| regionRuled |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ Persia ⓘ parts of Central Asia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 530 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 559 BC ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrian tradition (probable) ⓘ |
| roleInBible | liberator of the Jews from Babylonian exile ⓘ |
| successor | Cambyses II ⓘ |
| title |
King of Anshan
ⓘ
King of Babylon ⓘ King of Media ⓘ King of Persia self-linksurface differs ⓘ King of the Four Corners of the World ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shah of Persia
subject surface form:
Cyrus the Great