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Cyaxares
Cyaxares was the third king of the Medes. He ascended to the throne in 625 BC, after his father Phraortes lost his life in a battle against the Assyrians, probably Ashurbanipal. Assyrian allies, the Scythians then ruled Media for 28 years before Cyaxeres overthrew Scythian domination and became king.

Cyrus I
The third king of the Achaemenid kingdom (625–580 BC)

Psamtik II
3rd Egyptian pharaoh of the 26th dynasty

Alyattes of Lydia
Alyattes (Lydian language: ; ; reigned c. 618 – c. 561 BC), sometimes described as Alyattes I, was the fourth king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Sadyattes, grandson of Ardys, and great-grandson of Gyges. He died after a reign of 57 years and was succeeded by his son Croesus.
Gedaliah
Gedaliah ( or ; Gəḏalyyā) was a person from the Bible who was a governor of Yehud province. He was also the son of Ahikam, who saved the prophet Jeremiah.

Aspelta
Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign.
King Ding of Zhou
ancient Chinese king of the Zhou dynasty
Rusa IV
King of Urartu, 590 BC-585 BC
Nitocris I
ancient Egyptian princess and priestess, God's Wife of Amun
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene
early 6th-century BC king of Cyrenaica
Duke Qing of Qi
ruler of Qi
Duke Jing of Jin
ruler of the state of Jin