# Cyrus the Great

_Founder of the Achaemenid Empire (559–529 BC)_

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> Cyrus II of Persia, commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Hailing from Persis, he brought the Achaemenid dynasty to power by defeating the Median Empire and embracing all of the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanding vastly across most of West Asia and much of Central Asia to create what would soon become the largest empire in history at the time. The Achaemenid Empire's greatest territorial extent was achieved under Darius the Great, whose rule stretched from Southeast Europe and Northeast Africa in the west to the Indus Valley in the east.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Anshan Persia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8423#P19))
- **Place of death:** Syr Darya ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8423#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Achaemenid Empire; Anshan Persia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8423#P27))
- **Occupation:** sovereign; military leader; founder; monarch ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8423#P106))
- **Spouse:** Cassandane; Amytis; Neithiyti ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8423#P26))
- **Positions held:** Great King; King of Kings ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8423#P39))

## Questions

**What positions has Cyrus the Great held?**  
Positions held by Cyrus the Great include: Great King; King of Kings.

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- [Artaxerxes III](https://diginpl.com/people/artaxerxes-iii)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Cyrus the Great](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q8423](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8423) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Great Men and Famous Women Volume 1 - Cyrus the Great.png by Charles Francis Horne Clarence Cook (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Men_and_Famous_Women_Volume_1_-_Cyrus_the_Great.png)

## Licence and attribution

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