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550s BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (194 words) |
 | 558 BC - The Chinese state of Jin defeats its rival Qin in battle. |
| 550 BC - Abdera is destroyed by the Thracians. |
| 550 BC - Cyrus of Anshan overthrows Astyages of the Medes, establishing the Persian Empire. |
| History of Cyrus the Great (262 words) |
| He was the son of Cambyses I, a descendant of Achaemenes (Hakhamanish) (flourished 7th century BC), and a member of the Achaemenid dynasty. |
| When Cyrus became (558 BC) ruler of the Persian district of Anshan, the district was subject to the Medes; five years later he led a rebellion against the Medes that resulted in the capture of King Astyages (reigned about 584-c. |
| 550 BC) and the overthrow (550 BC) of the Median Empire. |
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