He took over Media and used the combined strength to take over the Babylonian Empire, then extend it through western Asia.
He allied with the Medes and used the combined power to takeover the Babylonian and Assyrian Empires.
The leader of the Persians was Xerxes I
Cyrus the Great, Darius I, Xerxes, and Darius II were all great Persian rulers.
Cyrus did not defeat the Persians. Cyrus, as a Persian himself, actually gave them an empire.
king Cyrus was the ruler who united the Persians into a powerful kingdom
He was not mean to the Persians - he led them to form the greatest empire of the time.
The Empire was formed by Cyrus the Great in around 550 BCE.
Daruis Cyrus etc...
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Cyrus the Great.
King Cyrus
King Cyrus
Cyrus the second (great) was but not Cyrus the first