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Cyrus I
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Key facts
- Reign
- 600–580 BC
- Predecessor
- Teispes
- Successor
- Cambyses I
- Died
- 580 BC, Anshan
- Burial
- 580 BC, Gur-e-Dokhtar
- Spouse
- Parsumaš
- Issue
- Cambyses I , Arukku
- Dynasty
- Achaemenid ( Teispid )
- Father
- Teispes
- Religion
- Zoroastrianism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Cyrus
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Anshan Persia
- Place of death
- Anshan Persia
- Spouse
- Mandane of Media
- Child
- Arukku
- Father
- Teispes
- Sibling
- Ariaramnes
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- Great King
- Languages spoken
- Elamite
- Family
- Achaemenid dynasty
- Image
- Cyrus I seal.png
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- date of death
- 0580-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Cyrus I (Old Persian: Kuruš) or Cyrus I of Anshan or Cyrus I of Persia, was King of Anshan in Persia from c. 600 to 580 BC or, according to others, from c. 652 to 600 BC. Cyrus I of Anshan is the grandfather of Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus II. His name in Modern Persian is کوروش, Kūroš, while in Greek he was called Κῦρος, Kȳros.
Life
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