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Deioces

Deioces was the founder and the first king of the Median Kingdom, an ancient polity located in the Iranian plateau. His name has been mentioned in different forms in various sources, including the ancient Greek historian Herodotus.

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Died
678 BC
Dynasty
Median
Father
Phraortes, the Old
Predecessor
Kingdom established
Reign
53 regnal years c. 700–678 BC
Religion
Ancient Iranian religion

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Deioces

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Deioces

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related to Historicity · 22
Deioces → According, Assyrian, BC, Daiku, Daiukku, Ecbatana, Hagabta, Hagbata, He, Herodotus, Herodotus's Deioces, His, However, Lake Urmia, Mannaeans, Mannaen, Median, Neo-Assyrian, Saparda, Sargon II
related to Foundation of the Median kingdom · 19
Deioces → According, After, Assyrian, Assyrians, BC, During, Ecbatana, Following, Herodotus, In, Iran, Medes, Median, Sargon II, The, The Medes, Thus, Under, What
related to Dating · 18
Deioces → Also, Assyrian, Assyrians, Based, BC, Below, But Herodotus's, Greek, Herodotus, Herodotus's, Igor Diakonoff, In Assyrian, Kashthrita, Median, Oriental, Phraortes, The, Therefore
related to Etymology · 16
Deioces → Achaemenid, Da-a, Da-a-a-uk-ku, Da-a-ya-u, Dēiokēs, Elamite, Herodotus, In, In Assyrian, Iranian, Iranian Dahyu-ka, Old Persian, Persepolis, The, The Greek, Those
related to Ecbatana · 14
Deioces → After, Babylon, BC, Each, Ecbatana, Greek, Hagmatāna, Hamadan, Herodotus, In, Median, Old Persian, Such, The
related to history · 13
Deioces → Among Herodotus's, Arabic, Avesta, Herodotus, Hushang, Iran, Middle Persian, New Persian, Paradat, Pishdadian, Shahnameh, Some Iranologists, The
Died · 1
Deioces → 678 BC
Dynasty · 1
Deioces → Median
Father · 1
Deioces → Phraortes, the Old
Predecessor · 1
Deioces → Kingdom established

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median king herodotus first deioces' bc name ecbatana assyrian herodotus's medes mentioned era thus iranian reign greek kingdom phraortes old

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DeiocesDied678 BC1.00infobox
DeiocesDynastyMedian1.00infobox
DeiocesFatherPhraortes, the Old1.00infobox
DeiocesPredecessorKingdom established1.00infobox
DeiocesReign53 regnal years c. 700–678 BC1.00infobox
DeiocesReligionAncient Iranian religion1.00infobox
DeiocesSuccessorPhraortes1.00infobox
Deiocesrelated to DatingThe0.60section
Deiocesrelated to DatingHerodotus0.60section
Deiocesrelated to DatingHerodotus's0.60section
Deiocesrelated to DatingBased0.60section
Deiocesrelated to DatingMedian0.60section

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