Deioces
Sign in to saveDeioces was the founder and the first king of the Median Kingdom, an ancient polity located in the Iranian plateau. His name has been mentioned in different forms in various sources, including the ancient Greek historian Herodotus.
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- Born
- 0705-00-00
- Died
- 0675-00-00
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Deioces
- Royalty.title
- King of Media
- Royalty.image
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- 300px
- Royalty.caption
- Deioces commands the Medes to set forth on their course of conquest. After a painting by Louis Boulanger (1806–1867).
- Royalty.succession
- King of the Medes
- Royalty.reign
- 53 regnal yearsc. 700–678 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Kingdom established
- Royalty.successor
- Phraortes
- Royalty.death_date
- 678 BC
- Royalty.dynasty
- Median dynasty
- Royalty.father
Key dates
- Born
- 705 BCE
- Died
- 675 BCE
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- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Median Kingdom
- Child
- Phraortes
- Occupation
- ruler
- Image
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- Etymology
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- History
- Historicity
- Foundation of the Median kingdom
- Ecbatana
- In narrative Iranian history
- Notes
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Deioces was the founder and the first king of the Median Kingdom, an ancient polity located in the Iranian plateau. His name has been mentioned in different forms in various sources, including the ancient Greek historian Herodotus.
The exact date of the era of Deioces' rule is not clear and probably covered most of the first half of the 7th century BC. According to Herodotus, Deioces was the first Median king to have gained independence from the Neo-Assyrian Empire and governed for 53 years. After Deioces' death, his son, Phraortes, succeeded him.