Cyrus I

Cyrus I
Cyrus I on horseback from a seal
King of Persia
Reign600–580 BC
PredecessorTeispes
SuccessorCambyses I
Died580 BC
Anshan (Persia)
Burial580 BC
SpouseParsumaš
IssueCambyses I
Arukku?
HouseAchamenids
FatherTeispes
ReligionZoroastrianism

Cyrus I (Old Persian: Kuruš) or Cyrus I of Anshan or Cyrus I of Persia, was King of Anshan in Persia from c. 600 to 580 BC or, according to others, from c. 652 to 600 BC. Cyrus I of Anshan is the grandfather of Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus II. His name in Modern Persian is کوروش, Kūroš, while in Greek he was called Κῦρος, Kȳros.