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[[File:Medo-Persia - Achaemid Family Tree - inc Otanes & Cyaxares II.PNG|250px|thumb|right|The Achaemid Family Tree showing the merging or the royal houses of the Medes and the Persians to create the Medo-Persian Empire; known to many as simply the Persian Empire.]]

[[File:Medo-Persia - Achaemid Family Tree - inc Otanes & Cyaxares II.PNG|250px|thumb|right|The Achaemid Family Tree showing the merging or the royal houses of the Medes and the Persians to create the Medo-Persian Empire; known to many as simply the Persian Empire.]]

The '''Medes''', sometimes also known as '''Media''' were an ancient Indo-European population that originated from central [[Asia]] with their capital at [[Ecbatana]]. They became well known at the first from destroying the [[Assyrian Empire]] and settling Northern [[Mesopotamia]] along with their [[Aramaic]] speaking [[Chaldean]] ([[Babylonian]]) allies in the 7th century BC.  Later in 6th century BC they participated in [[Cyrus'|Cyrus]] campaigns<ref>[[Xenophon]], ''Cyropedia''</ref> and conquest of Babylon.

The '''Medes''', sometimes also known as '''Media''' were an ancient Indo-European population that originated from central [[Asia]] with their capital at [[Ecbatana]]. They became well known at the first from destroying the [[Assyrian Empire]] and settling Northern [[Mesopotamia]] along with their [[Aramaic]] speaking [[Chaldean]] ([[Babylonian]]) allies in the 7th century BC.  Later in 6th century BC they participated in [[Cyrus|Cyrus']] campaigns<ref>[[Xenophon]], ''Cyropedia''</ref> and conquest of [[Babylon]].

Many modern [[Kurdistan|Kurds]] identify with the Medes.

Many modern [[Kurdistan|Kurds]] identify with the Medes.