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	{{Infobox politician\|name=Huvaxšarah\|birth_date=675 BCE\|birth_place=Hagmatāna, [[Median kingdom\|Media]]\|death_date=585 BCE\|death_place=Hagmatāna, Media\|nationality=Median}}		{{Infobox politician\|name=Huvaxšarah\|birth_date=675 BCE\|birth_place=Hagmatāna, [[Median kingdom\|Media]]\|death_date=585 BCE\|death_place=Hagmatāna, Media\|nationality=Median}}

	'''Huvaxšarah''' (675 BCE – 585 BCE), also known by the Greek name '''Cyaxares''', was a king of [[Media (678–550 BCE)\|Media]]. In 625 BCE, he overthrew the [[Scythians]] to restore Media's independence and finish uniting the Median tribes. He established Ecbatana (modern Hamadan) as Media's capital. In 614 BCE, Media returned to war against Assyria and took control of northern Mesopotamia. After destroying Assyria, Huvaxšarah attacked Persia and made its king [[Kambūjiyah I\|Kambūjiyah]] a vassal. He also conquered the regions of Parthia and Hyrcania near the Caspian Sea and annexed [[Biainili (858–585 BCE)\|Urartu]] and [[Manna]].<ref name=":0222">{{Library citation\|link=Ancient Civilisations of East and West}}</ref>		'''Huvaxšarah''' (675 BCE – 585 BCE), also known by the Greek name '''Cyaxares''', was a king of [[Media (678–550 BCE)\|Media]]. In 625 BCE, he overthrew the [[Scythians]] to restore Media's independence and finish uniting the Median tribes. He established Ecbatana (modern Hamadan) as Media's capital. He also reorganized the army by type of weapon instead of tribal group.<ref name=":0222" />

			== Wars ==
			In 614 BCE, Media returned to war against Assyria and took control of northern Mesopotamia. After destroying Assyria, Huvaxšarah attacked Persia and made its king [[Kambūjiyah I\|Kambūjiyah]] a vassal. He also conquered the regions of Parthia and Hyrcania near the Caspian Sea and annexed [[Biainili (858–585 BCE)\|Urartu]] and [[Manna]].<ref name=":0222">{{Library citation\|link=Ancient Civilisations of East and West}}</ref>

	In 590 BCE, Huvaxšarah invaded Anatolia and reached the Halys River (modern Kızılırmak). King [[Walwetes]] of [[Lydia]] worried that the Medes would invade his kingdom and attacked Media. After six years of war, the soldiers saw a solar eclipse while fighting near the Halys and made peace because they believed it was a bad omen. A peace treaty fixed the border on the river, and Huvaxšarah married his son [[Rštivaigah]] to Walwetes's daughter.<ref name=":0222" />		In 590 BCE, Huvaxšarah invaded Anatolia and reached the Halys River (modern Kızılırmak). King [[Walwetes]] of [[Lydia]] worried that the Medes would invade his kingdom and attacked Media. After six years of war, the soldiers saw a solar eclipse while fighting near the Halys and made peace because they believed it was a bad omen. A peace treaty fixed the border on the river, and Huvaxšarah married his son [[Rštivaigah]] to Walwetes's daughter.<ref name=":0222" />

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{{Infobox politician|name=Huvaxšarah|birth_date=675 BCE|birth_place=Hagmatāna, [[Median kingdom|Media]]|death_date=585 BCE|death_place=Hagmatāna, Media|nationality=Median}}

'''Huvaxšarah''' (675 BCE – 585 BCE), also known by the Greek name '''Cyaxares''', was a king of [[Media (678–550 BCE)|Media]]. In 625 BCE, he overthrew the [[Scythians]] to restore Media's independence and finish uniting the Median tribes. He established Ecbatana (modern Hamadan) as Media's capital. In 614 BCE, Media returned to war against Assyria and took control of northern Mesopotamia. After destroying Assyria, Huvaxšarah attacked Persia and made its king [[Kambūjiyah I|Kambūjiyah]] a vassal. He also conquered the regions of Parthia and Hyrcania near the Caspian Sea and annexed [[Biainili (858–585 BCE)|Urartu]] and [[Manna]].<ref name=":0222">{{Library citation|link=Ancient Civilisations of East and West}}</ref>

In 590 BCE, Huvaxšarah invaded Anatolia and reached the Halys River (modern Kızılırmak). King [[Walwetes]] of [[Lydia]] worried that the Medes would invade his kingdom and attacked Media. After six years of war, the soldiers saw a solar eclipse while fighting near the Halys and made peace because they believed it was a bad omen. A peace treaty fixed the border on the river, and Huvaxšarah married his son [[Rštivaigah]] to Walwetes's daughter.<ref name=":0222" />

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