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Cambyses II

550 BC - 522 BC

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Cambyses II (Old Persian: 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹, romanized: Kaᵐbūjiya) was the second King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 530 to 522 BC. He was the son and successor of Cyrus the Great (r. 550 – 530 BC) and his mother was Cassandane. Before his accession, Cambyses had briefly served as the governor of northern Babylonia under his father from April to December 538 BC. Afterwards, he resided in the Babylonian cities of Babylon and Sippar, before being appointed by his father as co-ruler in 530 BC. His father then set off on an expedition against the Massagetae of Central Asia, where he met his end. Cambyses thus became the sole ruler of the vast Achaemenid Empire, facing no reported opposition. His relatively brief reign was marked by his conquests in North Africa, notably Egypt, which he conquered after his victory over the Egyptian pharaoh Psamtik III (r. 526–525 BC) at the battle of Pelusium in 525 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cambyses II has received more than 1,383,231 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Cambyses II is the 377th most popular politician (down from 352nd in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Iran (down from 15th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Iranian Politician.

Cambyses II was the son of Cyrus the Great and was the King of Persia from 530 BC to 522 BC. Cambyses II is most famous for his invasion of Egypt in 525 BC.

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Among politicians, Cambyses II ranks 377 out of 19,576. Before him are Patrice Lumumba, William the Silent, Henry II of England, John III Sobieski, Willy Brandt, and Ursula von der Leyen. After him are Cnut the Great, Ögedei Khan, Frederick III, German Emperor, Taejo of Joseon, Henry VII of England, and Nerva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550 BC, Cambyses II ranks 2. Before him is Darius the Great. After him are Hecataeus of Miletus, Zechariah, Aristides, Haggai, Ephialtes of Trachis, Mahākāśyapa, Atossa, Kapila, Goujian, and Labashi-Marduk. Among people deceased in 522 BC, Cambyses II ranks 1. After him are Bardiya, and Nebuchadnezzar III.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Cambyses II ranks 19 out of 631. Before him are Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865), Jabir ibn Hayyan (721), Esther (-600), Hassan-i Sabbah (1050), Hafez (1325), and Ulugh Beg (1394). After him are Malik-Shah I (1055), Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078), Tughril (990), Al-Tabari (839), Bodhidharma (483), and Tahmasp I (1514).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Cambyses II ranks 7. Before him are Cyrus the Great (-600), Xerxes I (-519), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919), Ali Khamenei (1939), Darius III (-380), and Harun al-Rashid (766). After him are Malik-Shah I (1055), Tahmasp I (1514), Nader Shah (1688), Khosrow I (501), Reza Shah (1878), and Hassan Rouhani (1948).

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