Disambiguation evidence for King of Persia via surface form

"Cyrus the Great"


As subject (49)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Cyrus the Great".

Predicate Object
associatedWith Cyrus Cylinder
birthPlace Anshan (Persia)
burialPlace Tomb of Cyrus the Great
surface form: Tomb of Cyrus at Pasargadae
capitalCity Pasargadae
conquered Lydian Kingdom
conquered Median Empire
conquered 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
expandedInto Lydia
expandedInto Media
founded Achaemenid Empire
honorific The Great
surface form: the Great
instanceOf Achaemenid ruler
instanceOf King of Persia
instanceOf ancient monarch
instanceOf founder of the Achaemenid Empire
knownFor Cyrus Cylinder
knownFor allowing exiled peoples to return to their homelands
knownFor creating one of the largest empires in history
knownFor policy of religious tolerance
knownFor 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
policy respect for local customs and religions
policy use of local elites in administration
predecessor Astyages
surface form: Astyages (in Media)
predecessor Nabonidus
surface form: Nabonidus (in Babylon)
regionRuled Anatolia
regionRuled Mesopotamia
regionRuled Persia
regionRuled 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
title King of Babylon
title King of Media
title King of Persia self-linksurface differs
title King of the Four Corners of the World