7th-century BC Iranian people

Cyaxares was the third king of the Medes. He ascended to the throne in 625 BC, after his father Phraortes lost his life in a battle against the Assyrians, probably Ashurbanipal. Assyrian allies, the Scythians then ruled Media for 28 years before Cyaxeres overthrew Scythian domination and became king.

The third king of the Achaemenid kingdom (625–580 BC)

Achaemenes ( ; ; ) was the progenitor (apical ancestor) and eponymous founder of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia.

Deioces was the founder and the first king of the Median Kingdom, an ancient polity located in the Iranian plateau. His name has been mentioned in different forms in various sources, including the ancient Greek historian Herodotus.

Teïspes (from Greek , Teispēs; in Čišpiš; Akkadian: 𒅆𒅖𒉿𒅖 Šîšpîš, Elamite: Zi-iš-pi-iš) ruled Anshan in 675–640 BC. He was the son of Achaemenes of Persis and an ancestor of Cyrus the Great. There is evidence that Cyrus I and Ariaramnes were both his sons. Cyrus I is the grandfather of Cyrus the Great, whereas Ariaramnes is the great-grandfather of Darius the Great.

Phraortes, son of Deioces, was the second king of the Median kingdom.

daughter or granddaughter of the king Cyaxares, and the wife of Nebuchadnezzar II

Bartatua or Protothyes was a Scythian king who ruled during the period of the Scythian presence in Western Asia in the 7th century BCE.

Išpakāya was a Scythian king who ruled during the period of the Scythian presence in Western Asia in the 7th century BCE.

Arukku (Old Persian: or , or ; ; ; ; * before 656 BC) was the eldest son of King Kuras (Cyrus I) from Parsumaš.

Kaštaritu (; ; fl. 670s BCE) was a Median chieftain. He is mentioned as "King of the Medes" in an inscription dated 678 BCE. His lands were presumably located along the northeastern border of Assyria. Amongst his possessions was the city of Kār-Kaššî. Kaštariti forged an alliance of the Medes with the Cimmerians, Mannaeans, and Scythians against Assyria.