# Cyrus II (the Great) - King of Persia (Achaemenid)

URL: https://allhistories.com/syria/rulers/cyrus-ii-the-great
Reign: 539 – 530 BCE
Number in the list: 58
Born-Died:  - 530 BCE
Dynasty: Achaemenid Persian Empire
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great

Reigned 539-530 BCE over Babylon; Syria became the Achaemenid satrapy of Eber-Nari ('Beyond the River'). Dates follow the Babylon ruler list.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Nabonidus](https://allhistories.com/syria/rulers/nabonidus)
- Next in list: [Cambyses II](https://allhistories.com/syria/rulers/cambyses-ii)

## Timeline events during this reign
- -539 - [Cyrus Takes Babylon and Syria](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/-539-cyrus-takes-babylon-and-syria)
- -535 - [Eber-Nari Satrapy Organised](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/-535-eber-nari-satrapy-organised)