Cyaxares

Cyaxares

Cyaxares was the third king of the Medes. He ascended to the throne in 625 BC, after his father Phraortes lost his life in a battle against the Assyrians, probably Ashurbanipal. Assyrian allies, the Scythians then ruled Media for 28 years before Cyaxeres overthrew Scythian domination and became king. Cyaxares collaborated with the Babylonians to destroy the Assyrian Empire, and united most of the Iranian peoples of ancient Iran, thereby transforming Media into a major power. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in undefined different languages on Wikipedia. Cyaxares is the NaNth most popular politician, the NaNth most popular biography from Iran.

Cyaxares is most famous for uniting the Medes and the Persians into one kingdom.