Cyaxares
| Cyaxares | |
|---|---|
| King of Media | |
| Reign | 625–585 BC |
| Predecessor | Phraortes |
| Successor | Astyages |
| Born | Ecbatana (present-day Hamadan) |
| Burial | Syromedia (present-day Qyzqapan), according to Igor Diakonov |
| Dynasty | Median Dynasty |
| Religion | Ancient Iranian religion |
Cyaxares (Old Persian: 
Uvaxštra,Persian: Hovakhshatra هووخشتره, Greek: Κυαξάρης; r. 625–585 BC), the son of King Phraortes, and according to Herodotus was the third and most capable king of Media. According to Herodotus, Cyaxares, grandson of Deioces, had a far greater military reputation than his father or grandfather. He was the first to divide his troops into separate sections of spearmen, archers, and horsemen.
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