What was Cyrus like as a ruler How did his subjects respond?

Answer 1

Cyrus was able to gain the loyalty of the Medes and thus Medes and Persians fought unitedly under his leadership, Cyrus has a mighty army. Cyrus subdues kings, and these are scattered like dust before him. In pursuit of conquest, he passes peacefully or safely over paths not customarily traveled, overcoming all obstacles. By the year 539 B.C.E. Cyrus reaches the mighty city of Babylon and overthrows it. The Bible tells us that King Cyrus ll freed the Jews held captive in Babylon, allowing them to return to Jerusalem and rebuild God's temple which the Babylonians had destroyed in 607 B.C.E. Corroborating this account is a clay document known as the Cyrus Cylinder, discovered in 1879 in the ruins of ancient Babylon. The inscription identifies Cyrus by name and describes his policy of returning previously captured peoples and their religious objects to their native lands. In fact, Cyrus ordered that funds for temple reconstruction to be given from the kings house says Ezra 6:3,4. (Info from Examining Isaiah's Prophesies and Insight on the Scriptures, Jehovah's Witnesses official website)