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Person

Cambyses II

Achaemenid king, r. 530–522 BCE

The elder son and successor of Cyrus II, and the Achaemenid conqueror of Egypt in 525 BCE. Contemporary Egyptian and Babylonian evidence sharply qualifies the hostile portrait preserved in Greek narrative.

Date
r. 530–522 BCE
Other names
Cambyses · Kambūjiya
Groups
Achaemenid kings Achaemenid royal family
Record status
Secure identification

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Connections

Child of
Cyrus II the Great; founder of the Persian empire Herodotus
Sibling of
Atossa Achaemenid queen; daughter of Cyrus II Brosius 2021; Bardiya / Gaumata contested identity of the king overthrown in 522 BCE disputed Behistun
Spouse of
Atossa Achaemenid queen; daughter of Cyrus II Herodotus
Succeeded
Cyrus II the Great; founder of the Persian empire Herodotus
Succeeded by
Bardiya / Gaumata contested identity of the king overthrown in 522 BCE The Behistun inscription

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