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Rštivaigah | |
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| Born | 7th century BCE Media |
| Died | 550 BCE Achaemenid Empire |
| Nationality | Median |
Rštivaigah (died 550 BCE), also known by the Greek name Astyages, was the last king of Media. During the reign of his father Huvaxšarah, he married the daughter of the Lydian king Walwetes following a peace treaty between Lydia and Media. He succeeded his father in 584 BCE and took control of Elam, which had formerly been a vassal of Babylonia. Media began preparing for war with Babylonia, but the Persians rebelled against the Medes and conquered them in 550 BCE.[1]
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- ↑ Grigory Bongard-Levin, Boris Piotrovsky (1988). Ancient Civilisations of East and West. https://archive.org/details/ancientciveastwest/mode/1up.