Mandane of Media

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Mandane of Media was a Median princess and queen, best known as the mother of Cyrus the Great and a key figure in the dynastic origins of the Achaemenid Empire.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid dynasty figure
Median princess
historical figure
queen consort
associatedWithEmpire Achaemenid Empire
Median Empire
childOf Astyages
countryOfCitizenship Media
culture ancient Iranian culture
dynasty Median dynasty
ethnicGroup Medes
familyRole daughter of the last Median king
father Astyages
gender female
grandfatherOf Cambyses II
historicity partly legendary
language Median
mentionedIn Herodotus' Histories
motherOf Cyrus the Great
notableFor being mother of Cyrus the Great
role in dynastic origins of the Achaemenid Empire
placeInSuccessionNarrative link between Median and Persian royal houses
position Queen of Anshan
region Ancient Near East
religion ancient Iranian religion
roleInTradition figure in Iranian royal legend
sourceType classical historiography
spouse Cambyses I of Anshan
timePeriod 6th century BC
late 7th century BC

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cyrus the Great
mother
Cambyses I
spouse

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