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<TR><TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="CENTER"><B><FONT SIZE="3">Cyrus the Great</FONT></B></TD>

<TR><TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="CENTER"><B><FONT SIZE="3">Cyaxares II</FONT></B></TD>

<TR><TD VALIGN="top"><B>predecessor (Persia)</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">Cambyses I</TD>

<TR><TD VALIGN="top"><B>predecessor (Media)</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">Astyages<br><br></TD>

<TR><TD VALIGN="top"><B>predecessor (Medo-Persia)</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">Cyaxares II<br><br></TD>

<TR><TD><B>successor</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">Cyrus II the Great</TD></TR>

<TR><TD><B>successor</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">Cambyses II</TD></TR>

<TR><TD><B>birth</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">unknown</TD></TR>

<TR><TD><B>birth</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">ca. 576 BC</TD></TR>

<TR><TD><B>death</B></TD><TD>ca. 536 BC</TD></TR>

<TR><TD><B>death</B></TD><TD>530 BC</TD></TR>

<TR><TD><B>spouse <br><br></B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">unknown</TD>

<TR><TD><B>spouse #1<br><br></B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">Cassandane (died Feb/Mar 539 BC)</TD>

<TR><TD VALIGN="top"><B>father</B></TD><TD>Astyages</TD></TR>

<TR><TD VALIGN="top"><B>spouse #2</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">Unnamed daughter of Cyaxares II</TD></TR>

<TR><TD VALIGN="top"><B>mother</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">unknown</TD></TR>

<TR><TD VALIGN="top"><B>father</B></TD><TD>Cambyses I</TD></TR>

<TR><TD VALIGN="top"><B>mother</B></TD><TD VALIGN="top">Mandane, daughter of Astyages</TD></TR>

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