The tomb of Cyrus the Great - Pasargadae - Iran | آرامگاه کوروش بزرگ - پاسارگاد

Pasargadae (Persian: پاسارگاد), the capital of Cyrus the Great (559-530 BC) and also his last resting place, was a city in ancient Persia, and is today an archaeological site and one of Iran's five UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

According to the Elamite cuneiform of the Persepolis fortification tablets the name was rendered as Batrakataš, and the name in current usage derives from a Greek transliteration of an Old Persian Pâthragâda toponym of still-uncertain meaning...more

Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Great (c. 600 BC or 576 – December 530 BC), also known as Cyrus II of Persia and Cyrus the Elder, was the first Zoroastrian Persian Shāhanshāh (Emperor). He was the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty, which was an empire without precedent— a world-empire of major historical importance.

It was under his own rule that the empire embraced all previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanded vastly, and eventually conquered most of Southwest Asia and much of Central Asia, from Egypt and the Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east, to create the largest empire the world had yet seen.

The reign of Cyrus lasted twenty nine to thirty years. Cyrus built his empire by fighting and conquering first the Median Empire then Lydian Empire and the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Either before or after Babylon, he led an expedition into central Asia, which resulted in major campaigns that brought "into subjection every nation without exception." Cyrus did not venture into Egypt, as he himself died in battle, fighting the Massagetae along the Syr Darya in December 530 BC.He was succeeded by his son, Cambyses II, who managed to add to the empire by conquering Egypt, Nubia, and Cyrenaica during his short rule.

As a military leader, Cyrus left an everlasting legacy on the art of leadership and decision-making and he attributed his success to "Diversity in counsel, unity in command." Cyrus the Great respected the customs and religions of the lands he conquered.It is said that, in universal history the role of the Achaemenid empire founded by Cyrus lies in its very successful model for centralized administration and establishing a government working to the advantage and profit of its subjects.In fact, the administration of the empire through satraps and the vital principle of forming a government at Pasargadae were the work of Cyrus. Aside from his own nation, Iran, Cyrus also left a lasting legacy on Jewish religion (through his Edict of Restoration), human rights, politics, and military strategy, as well as on both Eastern and Western civilizations...more

See also: Iran, Fars, Shiraz in Wikipedia.

مجموعه میراث جهانی پاسارگاد مجموعه‌ای از آثار باستانی برجای‌مانده از دوران هخامنشی است که در 135 کیلومتری شمال شيراز در منطقهٔ پاسارگاد استان فارس واقع شده‌است.

این مجموعه دربرگیرندهٔ ابنیه‌ای چون کاخ دروازه، پل، کاخ بار عام، کاخ اختصاصی، دو کوشک، آبنماهای باغ شاهی، آرامگاه کمبوجیه، استحکامات دفاعی تل تخت، کاروانسرای مظفری، آرامگاه کوروش بزرگ، محوطهٔ مقدس و تنگه بلاغی است...بیشتر

Taken in: Iran / Fars / Mubarakabad (show map)

Taken on: September 25, 2009

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