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Yes, he was the one who took the Persian people from being vassals of Media to controlling Media, and an empire embracing the Middle East and Central Asia.

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Who was the first king of the Persian Empire?

It was: Cyrus the Great. He was the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty.


Who established the Achaemenid Empire?

King Cyrus the Great.


Who was the founder of Achaemenid empire?

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Was Cyrus the great and Alexander the Great the same person?

Cyrus the Great was the founder and first king of Achaemenid Persia. Darius was the son-in-law of Cyrus and was the third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, ruling the empire at it's greatest.


Who was cambayses the second?

Cambyses II was emperor of the Achaemenid Empire. He was son of Cyrus the Great.


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The period of Iranian history associated with the rule of Cyrus the Great is known as the Achaemenid period.


Is Achaemenid Empire and Persian empire are the same?

The Achaemenid dynasty ruled the Persian Empire 559-430 BCE, after which it was taken over by the Macedonian King Alexander the Great.


What is the Achaemenid dynasty?

It was the ruling dynasty of kings of Persia which eventually organised the establishment and consolidation of the Persian Empire from about 550 to 331 BCE. The founder was Cyrus the Great, his son Cambyses added Egypt, and his adopted son Darius I consolidated it. Macedonian king Alexander the Great ended it when he took it over after over two hundred years.


How did Cyrus the Great finance his military campaign?

Cyrus the Great was the ruler during the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BCE). He was able to finance his military campain by plundering the treasuries of the cities that he captured.


How did Cyrus the great affect life?

He was the founder of the achaemenid empire and then concquered other empires such as the Median empire and the Lydian empire.


What is the empire that cryus founded?

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What ruler greatly extended Persian Empire?

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