# Astyages - King of the Medes

URL: https://allhistories.com/azerbaijan/rulers/astyages
Reign: 585 – 550 BCE
Number in the list: 19
Dynasty: Median kingdom
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astyages

Last Median king, overthrown by Cyrus the Great c. 550 BCE (traditional dates 585-550 BCE).

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Cyaxares](https://allhistories.com/azerbaijan/rulers/cyaxares)
- Next in list: [Cyrus the Great](https://allhistories.com/azerbaijan/rulers/cyrus-the-great)

## Timeline events during this reign
- -585 - [Battle of the Eclipse ends the Median–Lydian war](https://allhistories.com/azerbaijan/timeline/-585-battle-of-the-eclipse-ends-the-median-lydian-war)
- -550 - [Fall of the Median Empire to Cyrus](https://allhistories.com/azerbaijan/timeline/-550-fall-of-the-median-empire-to-cyrus)