Ecbatana
Also known as: Ekbatana · Mint of Ecbatana
Ecbatana was an ancient city, the capital of the Median kingdom, and the first capital in Iranian history.
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Ecbatana: Achaemenid Empire
Ecbatana (/ɛkˈbætənə/) was an ancient city, the capital of the Median kingdom, and the first capital in Iranian history. It later became the summer capital of the Achaemenid and Parthian empires.
Ecbatana: Cyrus Takes Babylon, 539 BCE
In the sixth year of Nabonidus (550/549) Cyrus the Great, the Achaemenid Persian king of Anshan in Elam, revolted against his suzerain Astyages, king of the Manda or Medes, at Ecbatana.