The '''Medes''' were an ancient Indo-European population that originated from central [[Asia]]. They became well known from destroying the [[Assyrian empire]] and settling Northern mesopotamia along with their [[Aramaic]] speaking [[Babylonian]] allies in the 7th century BC.
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The '''Medes''' were an ancient Indo-European population that originated from central [[Asia]]. They became well known from destroying the [[Assyrian Empire]] and settling Northern [[Mesopotamia]] along with their [[Aramaic]] speaking [[Chaldean]] ([[Babylonian]]) allies in the 7th century BC.
Many modern [[Kurdistan|Kurds]] identify with the Medes.
Many modern [[Kurdistan|Kurds]] identify with the Medes.