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Cyaxares From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cyaxares the Great King Reign 625 BC - 585 BC (according to Herodotus) Birthplace Ecbatana Buried Syromedia (modern day Silemani, Kurdistan Region), according to Igor Diakonov[1] Predecessor Phraortes Successor Astyages Dynasty Median Dynasty Religious beliefs Pre-Zoroastrian Mithraism Cyaxares the Great [2] or Hvakhshathra (Old Persian: 𐎢𐎺𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎼[3] Uvaxštra,[4] Greek Κυαξάρης; r. 625--585 BC), the son of King Phraortes, was the first king of Media.[5]. According to Herodotus, Cyaxares, grandson of Diyako, had a far greater military reputation than his father or grandfather, therefore he is often being described as the first offical Median King. Contents [hide] 1 The rise of Cyaxares 2 War against Lydia 3 Qyzqapan 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links The rise of Cyaxares Cyaxares Empire at the time of its maximum expansion. He was born in the Median capital of Ecbatana, his father Phraortes was killed in a battle against the Assyrians, led by Ashurbanipal, the king of Neo-Assyria. After his fall the Scythians took over. In his early age Cyaxares was seeking for revenge. He killed the Scythian leaders and proclaimed himself as King of Medes. After throwing of the Scythians, he prepared for war against Assyria. [6] Cyaxares reorganized and modernized the Median Army, then joined with King Nabopolassar of Babylonia. This alliance was formalized through the marriage of Cyaxares daughter, Amytis with Nabopolassar's son, Nebuchadnezzar II, the king who constructed the Hanging Gardens of Babylon as a present for his Median wife to help with her homesickness for the mountainous country of her birth.These allies overthrew the Assyrian Empire and destroyed Nineveh in 612 BC.