After Cambyses II's death in 522 BCE, the Achaemenid Empire faced a power vacuum and subsequent instability. Darius I, a distant relative of Cambyses, seized control, claiming the throne by defeating rival pretenders, including a figure known as Bardiya or Smerdis. Darius then consolidated his power, implementing significant administrative reforms and expanding the empire further. His ascension marked the beginning of a more stable period for the Persian Empire, which would last through his reign and beyond.
Cambyses II was the son of Cyrus the Great and King of Persia and was claimed by Darius
Persian king Cambyses brought Egypt into the Persian Empire.
Cambyses of persia
Cambyses II died in -522.
Cambyses was the father of cyrus the Great and he founded Persepolis.
Cambyses is pronounced "kam-bee-sees."
Cambyses.
A fake descendant tried to take over but was dismissed by Cyrus' real son Cambyses, who extended the empire into North Africa.
Following on from his father Cyrus the Great, he conquered Egypt-Libya and incorporated it into the Persian Empire during his short reign before his death.
He conquered Eygpt.
Cambyses.
got killled in a battle