cyrus the great was the leader who began the persian empire in 550 bc.
in 550 bc which leader began the persian empire?
cyrus the great
the first dynasty of the persian empire was created by achaemenids, established by cyrus the great in 550 bc with the conquest of median, lydian and babylonian empires. it covered much of the then known ancient world. persepolis is the most famous historical site related to persian empire in the achaemenid era and it has been a unesco world heritage site since 1979.









































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from 247 bc to 224 ad, persia was ruled by the parthian empire, which supplanted the hellenistic seleucid empire, and then by the sassanian empire, which ruled up until the mid-7th century.
persian empire
bullet::::- 550 bc—abdera is destroyed by the thracians.









































bullet::::- 550 bc—mago i begins rule of carthage.









































bullet::::- 550 bc—the temple of artemis completed in ephesus.









































bullet::::- 550 bc—cyrus ii the great overthrows astyages of the medes, establishing the persian empire.









































bullet::::- c. 550 bc—temple of hera i, paestum, italy, is built.









































bullet::::- 550 bc—siddhartha gautama founded buddhism in northern india after achieving enlightenment after six years of practicing penance and meditation.









































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bullet::::- 556 bc — rule of labashi-marduk as king of babylon









































bullet::::- 556 bc — rule of nabonidus as king of babylon
550s bc