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Cambyses I
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King of Anshan in Iran from c. 580 to 559 BC and the father of Cyrus the Great
Key facts
- Reign
- 580–559 BC
- Predecessor
- Cyrus I
- Successor
- Cyrus II
- Died
- 559 BC (aged 41), Pasargadae
- Burial
- 559, Pasargadae
- Consort
- Mandane of Media
- Issue
- Cyrus the Great
- Dynasty
- Achaemenid ( Teispid )
- Father
- Cyrus I
- Religion
- Zoroastrianism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Achaemenid Empire
- Place of death
- Pasargadae
- Spouse
- Mandane of Media
- Child
- Cyrus the Great
- Father
- Cyrus I
- Sibling
- Arukku
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- Great King
- Family
- Achaemenid dynasty
- Image
- Pasargadae, Irán, 2016-09-24, DD 12.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0600-01-01
- date of death
- 0559-01-01
- place of burial
- Pasargadae
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- P12749
- Aichtal
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Cambyses I (Old Persian: 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 Kambūjiya) was king of Anshan from c. 580 to 559 BC and the father of Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II), younger son of Cyrus I, and brother of Arukku. He should not be confused with his better-known grandson Cambyses II.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cambyses I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.