THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Cyrus the Great
founder of the Achaemenid Empire (559–529 BC)
Cyrus the Great was born in 600 BCE in Anshan Persia, Iran and died in 530 BCE.
Born
in 600 BCE
Died: in 530 BCE
Source:
No external source identified
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Birthplace
- Anshan Persia, Iran
- Professions
- sovereign, monarch, founder, military leader
- Citizenship
- Anshan Persia, Achaemenid Empire
More about Cyrus the Great
Family
- Spouse
- Amytis
- Father
- Cambyses I
- Child
- Cambyses II
- Mother
- Mandane of Media
- Child
- Bardiya
- Child
- Atossa
- Child
- Artystone
- Spouse
- Cassandane
All birth date sources
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Questions people ask
Where was Cyrus the Great born?
Cyrus the Great was born in Anshan Persia, Iran.