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The earliest securely historical Achaemenid ruler is Cyrus I, king of Anshan in the second half of the seventh century BC. [20] The Achaemenids united all Persian tribes under Cyrus I's son Cambyses I. Under Cambyses I's son, Cyrus II, the Achaemenids defeated the Medes and established the Achaemenid Empire, [20] the largest ever Iranian state. [7]
The history of the Achaemenid dynasty is mainly known through Greek historians, such as Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. Additional sources include the Hebrew Bible, other Jewish religious texts, and native Iranian sources. According to Herodotus, the Achaemenids were a clan of the Pasargadae tribe:
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Pharaohs of the Achaemenid dynasty of Egypt (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Kings of the Achaemenid Empire" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The Assyrian kings controlled a large kingdom at three different times in history. These are called the Old, Middle, and Neo-Assyrian kingdoms, or periods. [ 13 ] The most powerful and best-known nation of these periods is the Neo-Assyrian Empire , 934–609 BC.
The Achaemenid dynasty ruled the Persian Empire from c. 700 to 330 BC. This category contains Achaemenid chieftains and monarchs as well as topics associated with Achaemenid Persia. This category contains Achaemenid chieftains and monarchs as well as topics associated with Achaemenid Persia.
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