Astyages
Astyages (Median: ; Babylonian: "Ištumegu"; spelled by Herodotus as , by Ctesias as , by Diodorus as ) was the last king of the Median Empire, r. 585–550 BC, the son of Cyaxares; he was dethroned in 550 BCE by Cyrus the Great. His name derives from the Old Iranian "R̥štivaiga", which means "swinging the spear, lance-hurler". In the inscriptions of Nabonidus, the name is written "Ishtuvegu".
Q271527
Astyages
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Q36461
Median
Concept
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Babylonian
Concept
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Herodotus
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Ctesias
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Diodorus
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Q8735
Median Empire
LOC
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550
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Cyaxares
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Cyrus the Great
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Q33527
Old Iranian
Concept
Q673319
inscriptions of Nabonidus
MEDIA
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Median
Concept
Q8735
Median Empire
LOC
Q297855
Cyaxares
PER
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Astyages
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