Astyages

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Astyages
King
King Astyages submitting to Cyrus.jpg
King Astyages in chains submitting to Cyrus the Great (18th century tapestry).
Shahanshah of Media
Reign564–550 BC (according to Herodotus)
PredecessorCyaxares the Great
SuccessorCyrus the Great
Shahanshah of Cappadocia
Reign564-550 BC
PredecessorCyaxares
BornEcbatana
ConsortAryenis of Lydia
SpouseTigranuhi (daughter of Orontes I Sakavakyats)
IssueMandane
HouseDeiocids
DynastyMedian Dynasty
FatherCyaxares
ReligionAncient Iranian religion

Astyages (Median: R̥štivaigah; Akkadian: