GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who founded the Achaemenid Empire?
A
Darius I
B
Cambyses II
C
Cyrus the Great
D
Alexander the Great
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cyrus the Great was the founder of the Achaemenian Empire. His empire, stretching from the Aegean Sea to the Indus River, was the largest that had ever existed at the time of his rule. Cyrus pieced his kingdom together using a mixture of conquest and diplomacy, attesting to his skills as a warrior and a statesman.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire (/əˈkiːmənɪd/; Old Persian: , Xšāça, lit. ‘The Empire’ or ‘The Kingdom’), was the ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC; the First Persian Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cyrus the Great, Founder of the Persian Empire, killed by Thamaris, Queen of the Massagetai. Dressed as a warrior, Thamaris, a woman who ruled over a group of nomads who lived to the east of the Caspian Sea, stands over the barrel that catches the blood of her enemy, Cyrus, king of the Medes.

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