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King Cambyses II

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King Cambyses II

Birth
Death
Jul -522
Hama, Syria
Burial
Parsargadae, Fars, Iran Add to Map
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Cambyses II (Old Persian: 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 Kabūjiya) was the second King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 530 to 522 BC. He was the son and successor of Cyrus the Great (r. 550 – 530 BC) and his mother was Cassandane.
Cambyses II (Old Persian: 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 Kabūjiya) was the second King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 530 to 522 BC. He was the son and successor of Cyrus the Great (r. 550 – 530 BC) and his mother was Cassandane.

Gravesite Details

It is true that the body of Cambyses II was brought home "to the Persians," his burying place must be somewhere beside that of his father.



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