Cambyses I

Cambyses
Tomb of Cambyses I, Pasargadae
King of Persia
Reign580–559 BC
PredecessorCyrus I
SuccessorCyrus II
Died559 BC (aged 41)
Pasargadae
Burial559
ConsortMandane of Media
IssueCyrus the Great
DynastyAchaemenid
FatherCyrus I
ReligionZoroastrianism

Cambyses I (Old Persian: 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 Kambūjiya) was king of Anshan from c. 580 to 559 BC and the father of Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II), younger son of Cyrus I, and brother of Arukku.[1] He should not be confused with his better-known grandson Cambyses II.

  1. ^ Dandamayev 1990, pp. 726–729.