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    Cyrus II of Persia (Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁, romanized: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 Kūruš; c. 600 – 530 BC), commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the...
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    public gatherings at Pasargadae, where the tomb of Cyrus the Great is located. Though Cyrus the Great Day itself has not had official recognition, similar...
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    The Tomb of Cyrus the Great (Persian: آرامگاه کوروش بزرگ, Ârâmgâh-e Kuroš-e Bozorg) is the final resting place of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the...
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    Cyrus the Great was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire and king of Persia from 559 to 530 BC. He is venerated in the Tanakh as Cyrus the Messiah for...
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    1086/JWCI40593762. Stoneman 2003, p. 11-12. "CYRUS iii. Cyrus II The Great". iranicaonline.org. Encyclopedia Iranica. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved...
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    The 2016 Cyrus the Great Revolt was a pro-monarchy Iranian protest that took place at the Tomb of Cyrus the Great on Cyrus the Great Day, that inaugurated...
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  • Cyrus (Persian: کوروش) is a male given name and the name of several Persian kings, particularly Cyrus the Great (c. 600–530 BC), but also Cyrus I of Anshan...
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    cuneiform script in the name of the Persian king Cyrus the Great. It dates from the 6th century BC and was discovered in the ruins of the ancient Mesopotamian...
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    Achaemenid Empire (redirect from Cyrus (I))
    Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐏂, Xšāça, lit. 'The Empire' or 'The Kingdom'), was an Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. Based...
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    that guards of the tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae had desecrated it, and swiftly executed them. Alexander admired Cyrus the Great, from an early...
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