Cyaxares

King of the Medes from 625 to 585 BC CyaxaresKing of MediaPossible relief of Cyaxares, Qyzqapan tomb, Sulaymaniyah. Iraqi Kurdistan.King of the MedesReign625 – 585 BCCoronation625 BCPredecessorPhraortesSuccessorAstyagesBorn675 BCEcbatanaDied585 BCBurialSyromedia (present-day Qyzqapan, Kurdistan Region)SpouseDaughter (or granddaughter) of NabopolassarIssueAstyagesAmytisMedianᴴuvaxšϑraDynastyMedianFatherPhraortesReligionAncient Iranian religion Cyaxares was the third king of the Medes. He ascended to the throne in 625 BC, after his father Phraortes lost his life in a battle against the Assyrians, probably Ashurbanipal. Assyrian allies, the Scythians then ruled Media for 28 years before Cyaxeres overthrew Scythian domination and became king. Cyaxares collaborated with the Babylonians to destroy the Assyrian Empire, and united most of the Iranian peoples of ancient Iran, thereby transforming Media into a major power. Name The name Cyaxares is the Latinised form of the Greek Kuaxárēs (Κυαξάρης), which was itself the Hellenisation of the Median name ᴴuvaxšϑra (𐎢𐎺𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎼), meaning "good ruler." The Greek author Diodorus Siculus named Cyaxares as Astibara