-585 ⟶ Solar Eclipse Halts Battle Between Alyattes and Cyaxares

28 May 585 BC: A solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Thales...

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☀️ Solar Eclipse Halts Battle Between Alyattes and Cyaxares

28 May 585 BC: A solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares. This leads to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated.⟶

AstronomySolar EclipseAncient greeceLydiaMedian EmpireWarfare

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Iran

👑 Astyages Ascends to the Median Throne

585 BC/584 BC: Astyages succeeds Cyaxares as King of the Medes.⟶

Median EmpireMonarchySuccessionIron Age

Iran

Turkey

Iraq

👑 Cyrus II Establishes the Persian Empire

553–550 BC: Medo-Persian conflict; Cyrus II overthrows the Median king Astyages, establishing the Persian Empire.⟶

Cyrus the GreatMedian EmpireEmpire BuildingConquestAchaemenid DynastyAncient WarfarePolitical TransitionExpansionism

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Turkey

⚔️ Cyrus of Persia Defeats Croesus of Lydia

Croesus, Lydian King, is defeated by Cyrus of Persia near the River Halys.⟶

Persian EmpireLydiaCyrus the GreatWarfareConquestExpansionismIron Age

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Iran

👑 Cyrus the Great Conquers Lydia and Establishes Pasargadae as Capital

Cyrus of Persia completes his conquest of Lydia, and makes Pasargadae his capital.⟶

Cyrus the GreatLydiaAchaemenid EmpireConquestAncient WarfareEmpire BuildingCapital CityIron Age

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Iran

⚔️ Battle of Ankara: Timur Captures Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I

Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in the capture of Bayezid I by Timur.⟶

WarfareMilitary ConflictOttoman EmpireTimurid EmpireSiege Warfare

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Iran