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'''Cyaxares II''', is the alleged son and successor of the legendary [[Astyages]], King of the [[Medes]] in [[Ecbatana]] who reigned from 561 to 536 BC according to Barnes’ Notes,<ref>Barnes' Notes on the Bible, Daniel 9:1.[https://biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes/daniel/9.htm]</ref> but for whom a better ending date might be late 538 BC (see below).  The generally accepted narrative is that the throne passed straight from [[Astyages]] to [[Cyrus the Great]].

'''Cyaxares II''', who is claimed by some to also be known as '''Darius the Mede''', is the alleged son and successor of the legendary [[Astyages]], King of the [[Medes]] in [[Ecbatana]] who reigned from 561 to 536 BC according to Barnes’ Notes,<ref>Barnes' Notes on the Bible, Daniel 9:1.[https://biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes/daniel/9.htm]</ref> but for whom a better ending date might be late 538 BC (see below).  The generally accepted narrative is that the throne passed straight from [[Astyages]] to [[Cyrus the Great]].

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