Cambyses I

King of Anshan in Iran from c. 580 to 559 BC and the father of Cyrus the Great
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Cambyses I

Summary

Cambyses I is a human[1]. He was born on -0600-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He passed away in Pasargadae[3]. He died on -0559-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a sovereign[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month, #7,037 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Cambyses I died in Pasargadae[3].
  • Cambyses I was born on -0600-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Cambyses I died on -0559-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Burial took place at Pasargadae[7].
  • Cambyses I's father was Cyrus I[8].
  • Among Cambyses I's spouses was Mandane of Media[9].
  • A child of Cambyses I was Cyrus the Great[10].
  • Cambyses I held citizenship in Achaemenid Empire[11].
  • Cambyses I worked as a sovereign[5].
  • Cambyses I held the position of Great King[12].
  • Cambyses I's image is recorded as Pasargadae, Irán, 2016-09-24, DD 12.jpg[13].
  • Cambyses I is recorded as male[14].
  • Cambyses I's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Cambyses I's family is recorded as Achaemenid dynasty[16].
  • Cambyses I's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6241162844768873240002[17].
  • Cambyses I's GND ID is recorded as 1238037372[18].
  • Cambyses I's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/024q4t[19].
  • Cambyses I's Rodovid ID is recorded as 95790[20].
  • Cambyses I's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Cambyses I's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Cambyses-I[22].
  • Cambyses I's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 177210[23].
  • Cambyses I's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00736400[24].
  • Cambyses I's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000000437385272[25].
  • Cambyses I's Iranica ID is recorded as cambyses-opers[26].
  • Cambyses I's sibling is recorded as Arukku[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Cambyses I was born on -0600-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Cyrus I[8].

Career and Affiliations

Cambyses I worked as a sovereign[5]. He held the position of Great King[12].

Personal Life

Cambyses I was married to Mandane of Media[9]. A child of him was Cyrus the Great[10].

Death and Burial

Cambyses I died on -0559-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He died in Pasargadae[3]. Burial took place at Pasargadae[7].

Why It Matters

Cambyses I ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month, #7,037 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where did Cambyses I die?

Cambyses I died in Pasargadae[3].

Who were Cambyses I's parents?

Cambyses I's father was Cyrus I[8].

Who was Cambyses I married to?

Cambyses I's spouses include Mandane of Media[9].

What did Cambyses I do for work?

Cambyses I worked as sovereign[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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