Cyrus the Great

founder of the Achaemenid Empire (559–529 BC)
Person Human Q8423
Cyrus the Great
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
600 BC
Date of death
530 BC
Place of birth
Anshan Persia
Place of death
Syr Darya
Religion or worldview
Mazdaism[24]
Spouse
Cassandane, Amytis, Neithiyti[12][13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Old Persian, Babylonian, Elamite[48][49][50]
Different from
Darius the Mede
Given name
Cyrus[36]
Manner of death
death in battle[37]
Military casualty classification
killed in action[46]
Name in native language
𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁
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Replaced by
Cambyses II[47]
🏷️ Also known as
en King Cyrus the Great en King Cyrus en King of Persia Cyrus II en King of Persia Cyrus en King of Persia Cyrus the Great en King of Persia Kyros en Kurosh en King of Persia Siroe en Cyrus en Cyrus II en Cyrus II of Persia en Cyrus II the Elder en Cyrus the Great en Cyrus the Elder en Kabir Kurushi ar كورش الكبير ar قرش الكبیر ar قرش ar كورش ذو القرنين cs Kýros II.
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VIAF cluster ID
2157523175.5B (311.1M–588144647700.0B, n=8)
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50070141
GND ID
118568426
American Academy in Rome ID
12378286
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151059358
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
kyras-ii-didysis
BVMC person ID
10841
BabelNet ID
00024879n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12098590d
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Biblissima authority ID
Soultz-les-Bains
British Museum person or institution ID
142470
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kyros-kyros-ii
CCAB ID
000066464
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00556607
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Collective Biographies of Women ID
18769
Comic Vine ID
4005-2683
DDB person (GND) ID
118568426
De Agostini ID
Ciro+II
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118568426
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118568426
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
100959
Encyclopedia of China (Second Edition) ID
212977
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
5PWkY
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
89620
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Cyrus-II, biography/Cyrus-the-Great
FAST ID
1814703
FES digital collections entity ID
404817
FactGrid item ID
BJV
Find a Grave memorial ID
12077
Freebase ID
/m/03d0c1
Genealogics.org person ID
I00736402
Geni profile ID
6000000003897579982
Goodreads character ID
56515
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
cir-ii-de-persia
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0017827
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Kyros_2_den_store, Kyros_2._den_store
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2065854
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/905703083622
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
31567
IdRef ID
029338476
Interlingual Index ID
i94843
IxTheo authority ID
079364713
J9U entity ID
987007260085405171
Jewish Encyclopedia Daat ID
1066
Jewish Encyclopedia ID
4828
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
12085
Jewish Virtual Library ID
cyrus
KSW person ID
53303
Krugosvet article (archived)
istoriya/KIR_VELIKI.html
LBT person ID
Cyrus529
Libraries Australia ID
61539248
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
06232/eu_z_1557/z1557
Museum-digital person/organization ID
61012
Münzkabinett ID
person/8678
NE.se ID
kyros-ii
NL CR AUT ID
jn20000700985
NNDB people ID
158/000092879
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/3AD883D5-6F62-46C6-B581-72E489557D91
National Library of Brazil ID
000182739
National Library of Chile ID
000848070
National Library of Greece ID
46305
National Library of Iceland ID
000055027
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001134156
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000036197
National Library of Latvia ID
000103489
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:0x2;=BQ
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810530224305606
National Library of Russia ID
7743371, 7743370
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX916985
National Library of Wales Authority ID
cyrus-king-of-persia-d-529-b-c
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp88661
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07326511X
Nomisma ID
cyrus_persia
Numista ruling authority ID
2305
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3888844
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID
1840129
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
1994
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrtPZh56kAqIq
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
146469
Personality Database profile ID
772
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
464116
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
31170
Rodovid ID
95780
Sandrart.net person ID
2919
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
37173
Topic's main category
Category:Cyrus the Great
ToposText person ID
27
Trading Card Database name ID
177412
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
ciro-il-vecchio
UOM ID
86690
Union List of Artist Names ID
500354805
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
173050
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058619310706706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1166095
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/13603
Wellcome Collection concept ID
k37mpnvf
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Concept", "CyrusII::spbg8"]
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
10939959-n
World History Encyclopedia ID
Cyrus_the_Great

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Country of citizenship 2
Founded entities 2
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Summary

Cyrus the Great was born in 600 BC[1] in Anshan Persia[2]. He died in 530 BC[3] in Syr Darya[4]. He worked as a sovereign[5], military leader[6], founder[7], and monarch[8].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Cyrus the Great include Cyropaedia[51], a literary work[52], written by Xenophon[53]; Cyrus the Great Day[54], an event[55], in Iran[56]; and Cyropolis[57], an archaeological site[58], in Tajikistan[59].

Why It Matters

Cyrus the Great has been cited as an influence by Darius the Mede[60], a human biblical figure[61].

Works attributed to him include Cyrus cylinder[62], an archaeological artefact[63], in United Kingdom[64], founded in 0539[65] and Cyrus's edict[66], a Bible story[67]. Entities named for him include Cyropaedia[51], a literary work[52], written by Xenophon[53]; Cyrus the Great Day[54], an event[55], in Iran[56]; and Cyropolis[57], an archaeological site[58], in Tajikistan[59].

FAQs

Where was Cyrus the Great born?

Cyrus the Great's place of birth was Anshan Persia[2].

Where did Cyrus the Great die?

Cyrus the Great died in Syr Darya[4].

Who were Cyrus the Great's parents?

Cyrus the Great's father was Cambyses I[10]. Cyrus the Great's mother was Mandane of Media[11].

Who was Cyrus the Great married to?

Cyrus the Great's spouses include Cassandane[12], Amytis[13], and Neithiyti[14].

What did Cyrus the Great do for work?

Cyrus the Great worked as a sovereign[5], military leader[6], founder[7], and monarch[8].

Who did Cyrus the Great influence?

Cyrus the Great has been cited as an influence by Darius the Mede[60].

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  2. 16d ago · CHIGC · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Present in work → Bible, Cyropaedia, Cyrus the Great in the Quran +2
    "Created claim: Present in work: Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi, Reference identified persons to the compendium (details)"
  3. 12w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BabelNet ID → 00024879n
    Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID → 100959
    Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID → 151059358
    "added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  4. 14w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish Virtual Library ID → cyrus
    "Created claim: Jewish Virtual Library ID: cyrus, Matched to Cyrus (#96697834) in Jewish Virtual Library person…"
  5. 16w ago · Orijentolog · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → —
    "Removed claim: Plaque image: Cyrus the Great human rts declaration plaque, Balboa Park.JPG"
  6. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Soultz-les-Bains
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q22476, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
  7. 16w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish Encyclopedia ID → 4828
    "Created claim: Jewish Encyclopedia ID: 4828, Matched to CYRUS (#167477379) in Jewish Encyclopedia #mix'n'"
  8. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 5PWkY
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  9. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118568426
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118568426, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  10. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    KSW person ID → 53303
    "Created claim: KSW person ID: 53303, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  11. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 404817
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 404817, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  12. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0435479-Kyros-Starsi-530-pr-Kr
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0435479-Kyros-Starsi-530-pr-Kr, batch #259497"
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