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# Cyrus the Great
# Cyrus the Great
## Overview
Cyrus II of Persia (~600530 BCE), known as Cyrus the Great, founded the Achaemenid Persian Empire and is celebrated for his tolerance toward conquered peoples. @t[600 BCE..530 BCE]
Cyrus II of Persia (Old Persian: *Kūruš*; ~600530 BCE), known as Cyrus the Great, founded the Achaemenid Persian Empire and is celebrated for his tolerance toward conquered peoples. @t[600 BCE..530 BCE]
## Key Facts
- Born: ~600 BCE, Anshan (modern Iran) @t[~600 BCE]
- Died: ~530 BCE (in battle against the Massagetae) @t[~530 BCE]
- Reign: ~559530 BCE @t[559 BCE..530 BCE]
- Title: King of Kings, King of Anshan, King of Persia, King of Babylon
- Born: ~600 BCE, Anshan (modern Iran) @t[~600 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
- Died: ~530 BCE (in battle against the Massagetae along the Syr Darya) @t[~530 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
- Reign: ~559530 BCE @t[559 BCE..530 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
- Title: King of Kings, King of Anshan, King of Persia, King of Babylon <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
- Father: Cambyses I, King of Anshan [^3]
- Mother: Mandane, daughter of the Median king Astyages [^3]
- Successor: Cambyses II (son) [^1]
## Conquests
- Defeated the Medes under Astyages (~550 BCE) @t[~550 BCE]
- Conquered Lydia and captured Croesus (~547 BCE) @t[~547 BCE]
- Conquered Babylon (539 BCE) — reportedly entered without a battle @t[=539 BCE] [^1]
- Freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity, allowing return to Jerusalem
- Defeated the Medes under Astyages (~550 BCE) — his own maternal grandfather @t[~550 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 --> [^3]
- Conquered Lydia and captured Croesus (~547 BCE) @t[~547 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
- Conquered Babylon (539 BCE) — reportedly entered without a battle @t[=539 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
- Issued the Edict of Cyrus (~538 BCE): allowed exiled peoples, including the Jews, to return to their homelands and rebuild their temples @t[~538 BCE] [^2] [^4]
## 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
- Cyrus Cylinder: Clay cylinder inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform, discovered in 1879 in the Ésagila temple of Babylon; declares policies of religious tolerance and restoration of displaced peoples; sometimes called the "first charter of human rights" [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
- Respected by Greeks (Xenophon's *Cyropaedia*), Jews (called "messiah" in Isaiah 45:1), and Persians <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
- Tomb at Pasargadae (UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fars Province, Iran) still stands <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
- Founded the largest empire the world had yet seen, stretching from Egypt to the Indus Valley <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
- Death attributed to battle with the Massagetae under their queen Tomyris (Herodotus, *Histories* I.214) [^3]
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[^1]: Kuhrt, A. *The Persian Empire* (Routledge, 2007)
[^2]: British Museum, "The Cyrus Cylinder" (BM 90920)
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## Review Queue
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- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Born: ~600 BCE, Anshan (modern Iran)" - when was this true?
> 600 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Died: ~530 BCE (in battle against the Massagetae)" - when was this true?
> 530 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Reign: ~559530 BCE" - when was this true?
> 530 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Title: King of Kings, King of Anshan, King of Persia, King of Babylon" - when was this true?
> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Defeated the Medes under Astyages (~550 BCE)" - when was this true?
> 550 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Conquered Lydia and captured Croesus (~547 BCE)" - when was this true?
> 547 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Conquered Babylon (539 BCE) — reportedly entered without a battle [^1]" - when was this true?
> 539 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity, allowing return to Jerusalem" - when was this true?
> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Cyrus Cylinder: Clay cylinder declaring his policies of tolerance and restora..." - when was this true?
> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Respected by Greeks (Xenophon's *Cyropaedia*), Jews (called "messiah" in Isai..." - when was this true?
> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Tomb at Pasargadae still stands" - when was this true?
> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2].
- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Founded the largest empire the world had yet seen" - when was this true?
> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2].
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Born: ~600 BCE, Anshan (modern Iran)" - what is the source?
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Died: ~530 BCE (in battle against the Massagetae)" - what is the source?
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 12: "Reign: ~559530 BCE" - what is the source?
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 13: "Title: King of Kings, King of Anshan, King of Persia, King of Babylon" - what is the source?
> British Museum Cyrus Cylinder [^2]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 16: "Defeated the Medes under Astyages (~550 BCE)" - what is the source?
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 17: "Conquered Lydia and captured Croesus (~547 BCE)" - what is the source?
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 19: "Freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity, allowing return to Jerusalem" - what is the source?
> British Museum Cyrus Cylinder [^2]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 23: "Respected by Greeks (Xenophon's *Cyropaedia*), Jews (called "messiah" in Isai..." - what is the source?
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 24: "Tomb at Pasargadae still stands" - what is the source?
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 25: "Founded the largest empire the world had yet seen" - what is the source?
> Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
- [x] `@q[stale]` Line 18: "Conquered Babylon (539 BCE) — reportedly entered without a battle [^1]" - Kuhrt source from 2007 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
> Established scholarship remains current.
[^3]: Herodotus, *Histories*, Book I (c. 440 BCE)
[^4]: Ezra 1:24 (Hebrew Bible); cf. Kuhrt (2007) [^1]