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Cyrus I | |
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King of Persia | |
Reign | 600–580 BC |
Predecessor | Teispes |
Successor | Cambyses I |
Died | 580 BC Anshan (Persia) |
Burial | 580 BC |
Spouse | Parsumaš |
Issue | Cambyses I Arukku? |
House | Achamenids |
Father | Teispes |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |
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.