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- Flourished:
- 7th century bce
- Flourished:
- c.650 BCE - c.601 BCE
- House / Dynasty:
- Achaemenid Empire
- Notable Family Members:
- father Teispes
- son Cambyses I
- brother Ariaramnes
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The tomb of Cyrus I
This structure at Gur-e-Dokhtar, Iran is likely the tomb of Cyrus I, grandfather of Cyrus the Great.
Cyrus I
king of Persia
Cyrus I (flourished 7th century bce) was an Achaemenid king, the son of Teispes and grandfather of Cyrus II the Great. He had control over Anshan (northeast of Susa in Elam) and possibly also over Persis to the east during the second half of the 7th century. Although he sent aid to Shamash-shum-ukin of Babylon (651), who was in revolt against Assyria, Cyrus was forced to accept Assyrian overlordship about 639, after the conquest of Elam by Ashurbanipal; and he sent his eldest son, Arukku, with tribute to Nineveh.
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