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+# Cyrus the Great
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+# Cyrus the Great
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+## Overview
+Cyrus II of Persia (~600–530 BCE), known as Cyrus the Great, founded the Achaemenid Persian Empire and is celebrated for his tolerance toward conquered peoples.
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+## Key Facts
+- Born: ~600 BCE, Anshan (modern Iran)
+- Died: ~530 BCE (in battle against the Massagetae)
+- Reign: ~559–530 BCE
+- Title: King of Kings, King of Anshan, King of Persia, King of Babylon
+
+## Conquests
+- Defeated the Medes under Astyages (~550 BCE)
+- Conquered Lydia and captured Croesus (~547 BCE)
+- Conquered Babylon (539 BCE) — reportedly entered without a battle [^1]
+- Freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity, allowing return to Jerusalem
+
+## Legacy
+- Cyrus Cylinder: Clay cylinder declaring his policies of tolerance and restoration [^2]
+- Respected by Greeks (Xenophon's *Cyropaedia*), Jews (called "messiah" in Isaiah 45:1), and Persians
+- Tomb at Pasargadae still stands
+- Founded the largest empire the world had yet seen
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+---
+[^1]: Kuhrt, A. *The Persian Empire* (Routledge, 2007)
+[^2]: British Museum, "The Cyrus Cylinder" (BM 90920)
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