Gubaru (c601 BC - ?) was the Median governor of Babylon following the conquest of that city by Persian ruler Cyrus the Great. Some have claimed that he is the Darius named in the Book of Daniel, as Darius was a title assumed by Median kings. Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC - 600s BC - 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC 550s BC Events and trends Fall of the Assyrian Empire and Rise of Babylon 609 BC - King Josiah of... In probability theory and statistics, the median is a number that separates the highest half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution from the lowest half. ... Babylon was the capital city of Babylonia in Mesopotamia (in contemporary Iraq, about 70 mi/110 km south of Baghdad). ... Persia or Persian most often refer to: Persia The Persians, an ethnic group, also called Tajiks Persian language Persian (Pokémon) See also Iranian, Iranian peoples, Iranian languages and Aryan. ... Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ... The name of three kings of ancient Persia: Darius the Great or Darius I of Persia. ... This article is about the Biblical book. ...