#Astyages

• Astyage — An alternative onomastic variant or a form adopted through Western European linguistic channels (especially French) for the name of the Median king Astyages. In historical writings or early literary translations, the term designates the last sovereign of the Median Empire, known for his reign ended by the dethronement by his grandson, Cyrus the Great, an event that marked the rise of the Persian Empire.
• Astyages — The last emperor or king of the Median Empire (reigning approximately from 585 to 550 BC), son of Cyaxares. According to the historical accounts of Herodotus, his reign ended following a rebellion of the Median aristocracy allied with his maternal grandson, Cyrus II the Great (founder of the Achaemenid Empire), the military collapse transforming the former Median state into a Persian province.