Cambyses (or Cambese) is the Greek version of the name of several monarchs of Achaemenid line of ancient Persia. The same name appears as Kambujiya (or perhaps Kambaujiya or Kamboujiya) in old Persian, as Kamboja in the Indian epic Mahabharata, as C-n-b-n-z-y in Aramaic, Kambuzia in Assyrian, Kambythet in Egyptian, Kam-bu-zi-ia in Akkadian, Kan-bu-zi-ia in Elamite, and Kanpuziya in Susian language. It appears to have been a very popular name among ancient Iranians. A monarch is a type of ruler or head of state, whose titles and ascent are often inherited, not earned, and who represents a larger monarchical system which has established rules and customs regarding succession, duties, and powers. ... Achaemenid Empire The Achaemenid Dynasty was a dynasty in the ancient Persian Empire, including Cyrus II the Great, Darius I and Xerxes I. At the height of their power, the Achaemenid rulers of Persia ruled over territories roughly emcompassing some parts of todays Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon... The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Persian (فارسی = Fârsi . ... Look up Kamboja in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Mahabharata (Devanagari: महाभारत, phonetically Mahābhārata - see note), sometimes just called Bharata, is one of the two major ancient Sanskrit epics of India, the other being the Ramayana. ... Aramaic is a Semitic language with a four-thousand year history. ... This article concerns the Assyrian people. ... Akkadian (lišānum akkadītum) was a Semitic language (part of the greater Afro-Asiatic language famaily) spoken in ancient Mesopotamia, particularly by the Assyrians and Babylonians. ... Elamite is an extinct language, which was spoken in the ancient Elamite Empire. ... For other uses of the name Susa please see this page. ...

Careful review of Old Persian inscriptions and classical writings reveals at least three Cambyses in the dynastic line of Achaemenids. Sketch of the first column of the Behistun Inscription Aryan Language also known as Old Persian is the oldest attested Persid language. ... Inscriptions are words or letters written, engraved, painted, or otherwise traced on a surface and can appear in contexts both small and monumental. ...

Cambyses I (Kambujiya I) was an earlier member of the Achaemenid line (7th C BCE). He was probably the son and successor of Teispes of Anshan, who himself was the successor of Achaemenes, the founder of the dynasty. (Herod., VII.II) Teispes was the son of Achaemenes. ... This article concerns Achaemenes, founder of the first Persian dynasty. ...

Cambyses II (Kambujiya II) was a son of Cyrus I, and ruled Anshan from 600 to 559 BCE. He was a Persian king of good family, to whom king Astyages of Media, had married his daughter Mandane. The issue of this union was Cyrus II (Herod., I, 46, 107). Cyrus I (Old Persian Koroush), was King of Anshan from c. ... Astyages (so-called by Herodotos; called Astyigas by Ctesias, and Aspadas by Diodorus; Akkadian: Ishtumegu) (reigned 585 BCE-550 BCE) was the son of King Cyaxares, and the last king of the Median Empire. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Cyrus the Great Cyrus II of Persia, widely known as Cyrus the Great, (ca. ...

Cambyses III (Kambujiya III) was son and successor of Cyrus II (or Cyrus the Great) and had ruled Persia from 530 to 522 BCE. He is famous for his conquest of Egypt, and the havoc he wrought upon that country. Cyrus the Great Cyrus II of Persia, widely known as Cyrus the Great, (ca. ... Cyrus the Great Cyrus II of Persia, widely known as Cyrus the Great or Cyrus the Elder, (ca. ...

Noted scholars like Dr. C. Lassen, Dr. S. Levi, Dr. E. Kuhn, Dr. J. Charpentier, Dr H. W. Bailey, Dr. M. Witzel, and numerous others have linked the royal name Kambujiya or Kambaujiya of the Achaemenid line with the ethnic name Kamboja of the ancient Sanskrit/Pali texts and of king Ashoka's Rock Edicts. Numerous ancient sources attest that the land of Kambojas was center of Iranian civilization which is also evident from the Mazdean religious customs of the ancient Kambojas as also from the Avestan language they spoke. The Kambojas, in turn, seem to have given their name to the modern nation of Cambodia. Look up Kamboja in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sanskrit ( संस्कृतम्) is a classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. ... . Pāli (ISO 639-1: pi; ISO 639-2: pli) is a Middle Indo-Aryan dialect or prakrit. ... Please see Ashoka (disambiguation) for other uses of the word Ashoka Ashoka the Great (IAST , Devanagari अशोक ) was the emperor of the Mauryan empire from 273 BC to 232 BC. After a number of military conquests, Ashoka reigned over most of South Asia and beyond, from present day Afghanistan to Bengal... An edict is an announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism. ... Kambojas are a very ancient people of north-western parts of ancient India, frequently mentioned in ancient texts, although not in the Rig Veda. ... From Ahura Mazda. ... Yasna 28. ...

See also the following for comparison:

• Cambyses I of Anshan
  
• Cambyses II of Persia
  
• Kambojas
  
• Etymology of Kamboja