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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 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.
The '''Medes''', sometimes also known as the kingdom of '''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.
Many modern [[Iran|Iranians]] and [[Kurdistan|Kurds]] identify with the Medes.