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[[File:Medo-Persia - Achaemid Family Tree - inc Otanes & Cyaxares II.PNG|250px|thumb|right|The Median and Persian Family Tree, showing the intermarriage of the royal houses to create the Medo-Persian Empire ]]
'''Astyages''', Akkadian '''Ishtumegu''', king of [[Medes|Media]] / of the [[Medes]], son of [[Cyaxares I]]; father [[Mandane]] (and thereby grandfather to [[Cyrus|Cyrus "the Great"]]) and the possible [[Cyaxares II]]. Generally recognised as the last king of said empire ruling from 585<small>BC</small> to 550<small>BC</small> before being deposed by [[Cyrus]]. Meanwhile debate does exist that the throne passed to the alleged [[Cyaxares II]] before passing to the Persian [[Cyrus]].
=== Arguments for Succession to Cyrus the Great ===
The traditional history as recorded by [[Herodotus]] tells how Cyrus with the help of Harpagus overthrow his manaicle and despotic grandfather from the throne of Media{{citation needed}} from whence the kingdom was absorbed by the Persian Empire.
Babylonian inscriptions{{citation needed}} tell the story how [[Cyrus]] made war with Astyages resulting in a rebellion of the Median troops and Astyages overthrow.
The Greek [[Ctesias]] has a different telling of these events.{{citation needed}}
=== Arguments for Succession to Cyaxares II ===
The name [[Cyaxares II]] comes to us predominantly from [[Xenophon|Xenophon's]] ''Cyropedia'' who allegedly campaigned as a commander with [[Cyrus|Cyrus "the Great"]]. In the which volume [[Xenophon]] recorded a detailed military history of Cyrus' doings in the which ''Astyages'' dies of old age and passes the throne to his son [[Cyaxares II]].
The name ''Cyaxares'' also appears twice on the [[Bihestun (Inscription)|Bihestun Inscription]] as two of the nine rebels conquered by [[Darius I]] claimed to be "of Cyaxares". The only question remaining since the inscription's first translation has been: Is this a reference to [[Cyaxares I|Cyaxares II]] the father of ''Astyages'' or to [[Cyaxares II|Cyaxares]] the son of Astyages?
Many have concluded that this must be [[Darius the Mede]] from [[Josephus|Josephus']] assertion that that he was the son of ''Astyages'' and was known to the [[Greeks]] by another name.
== References ==
'''Astyages''', Akkadian '''Ishtumegu''', king of [[Medes|Media]] / of the [[Medes]], son of [[Cyaxares I]]; father [[Mandane]] (and thereby grandfather to [[Cyrus|Cyrus "the Great"]]) and the possible [[Cyaxares II]]. Generally recognised as the last king of said empire ruling from 585<small>BC</small> to 550<small>BC</small> before being deposed by [[Cyrus]]. Meanwhile debate does exist that the throne passed to the alleged [[Cyaxares II]] before passing to the Persian [[Cyrus]].
=== Arguments for Succession to Cyrus the Great ===
The traditional history as recorded by [[Herodotus]] tells how Cyrus with the help of Harpagus overthrow his manaicle and despotic grandfather from the throne of Media{{citation needed}} from whence the kingdom was absorbed by the Persian Empire.
Babylonian inscriptions{{citation needed}} tell the story how [[Cyrus]] made war with Astyages resulting in a rebellion of the Median troops and Astyages overthrow.
The Greek [[Ctesias]] has a different telling of these events.{{citation needed}}
=== Arguments for Succession to Cyaxares II ===
The name [[Cyaxares II]] comes to us predominantly from [[Xenophon|Xenophon's]] ''Cyropedia'' who allegedly campaigned as a commander with [[Cyrus|Cyrus "the Great"]]. In the which volume [[Xenophon]] recorded a detailed military history of Cyrus' doings in the which ''Astyages'' dies of old age and passes the throne to his son [[Cyaxares II]].
The name ''Cyaxares'' also appears twice on the [[Bihestun (Inscription)|Bihestun Inscription]] as two of the nine rebels conquered by [[Darius I]] claimed to be "of Cyaxares". The only question remaining since the inscription's first translation has been: Is this a reference to [[Cyaxares I|Cyaxares II]] the father of ''Astyages'' or to [[Cyaxares II|Cyaxares]] the son of Astyages?
Many have concluded that this must be [[Darius the Mede]] from [[Josephus|Josephus']] assertion that that he was the son of ''Astyages'' and was known to the [[Greeks]] by another name.
== References ==