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Cyrus II (a.k.a. Cyrus the Great)

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What empire was cruel to conquered people?

the medes


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The Medes.


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There was no Persian Empire in 650 BCE. The Persian tribe was tributory to the Medes until after 550 BCE.


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They absorbed the Medes, their previous rulers.


What city became the center of civilization in mesopotamia after the medes conquered the assyrian empire?

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