Question

Write short note:

Cyrus-II

Answer 1

• The Iranian empire was established by Cyrus – II (also known as Cyrus the Great) of the Achaemenid dynasty. 
• He was from the tribe of Tars’. The region where the tribe dwelt was known by the tribe’s name ‘Pars’.
• The main city of the region was also known by the same name.
• Emperor Cyrus – II had begun to build a new capital at ‘Pasargade’. However, it did not get completed in his lifetime.