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Cambyses | |
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![]() Tomb of Cambyses I, Pasargadae | |
King of Persia | |
Reign | 580–559 BC |
Predecessor | Cyrus I |
Successor | Cyrus II |
Died | 559 BC (aged 41) Pasargadae |
Burial | 559 |
Consort | Mandane of Media |
Issue | Cyrus the Great |
Dynasty | Achaemenid |
Father | Cyrus I |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Cambyses I (Old Persian: 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 Kambūjiya) was king of Anshan from c. 580 to 559 BC and the father of Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II), younger son of Cyrus I, and brother of Arukku.[1] He should not be confused with his better-known grandson Cambyses II.