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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 for being legendary cavalry men. Then for destroying the [[Assyrian Empire]] and settling Northern [[Mesopotamia]] along with their [[Aramaic]] speaking [[Chaldean]] ([[Babylonian]]) allies in the 7th century BC.{{citation needed}} Later in 6th century BC they in self-defence to Assyrian (Babylonian aggression) they recruited their Persian ally and young [[Cyrus|Cyrus "The Great"]] as leader of the allied forces<ref>[[Xenophon]], 'Cyropedia'', Book II,</ref> which later resulted in the fall of the city off [[Babylon]] and conquest of said empire.
Many modern [[Iran|Iranians]] and [[Kurdistan|Kurds]] identify with the Medes.
== Government ==
== Government ==
The Median kingdom was ruled in the fashion of a traditional tyranny/monarchy with its capital in [[Ecbatana]].
The Median kingdom was ruled in the fashion of a traditional tyranny/monarchy with its capital in [[Ecbatana]].
== Military Activity ==
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=== Defence against Babylon ===
This campaign recorded in great detail in [[Xenophon|Xenophon's]] ''Cyropedia'' tells the story of what began as a defence of the homeland under the traditionally unrecognised [[Cyaxares II|son]] and successor of [[Astyages]] (see chart), quickly became an offensive defence resulting in the death of the "Assyrian King" and the birth of the renown of [[Cyrus|Cyrus "the Great"]].
== Modern customs said to originate with the Medes ==
[[Xenophon]] asserted that the tradition of holding a wine glass with three fingers{{citation needed}} (and therefore of necessity the cup style) originated amidst the Medes.
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== References ==
== References ==
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