Medo-Persian conflict
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title:
Medo-Persian conflict
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The Medo-Persian conflict was a military campaign led by the Median king Astyages against Persis in the mid 6th-century BCE. Classical sources claim that Persis had been a vassal of the Median kingdom that revolted against Median rule, but this is not confirmed by contemporary evidence. After some battles the Persians led by Cyrus the Great emerged victorious, subsequently conquering Median territories and establishing the Achaemenid Empire. The main sources on the conflict are the Histories of
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Military conflict between the Median kingdom and Persis
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medo-Persian_conflict
date created:
2008-03-26T05:37:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T17:14:28Z
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