Median Kingdom

Media was a political entity centered in Ecbatana that existed from the 7th century BCE until the mid-6th century BCE and is believed to have dominated a significant portion of the Iranian plateau, preceding the powerful Achaemenid Empire. The frequent interference of the Assyrians in the Zagros region led to the process of unifying the Median tribes. By 612 BCE, the Medes became strong enough to overthrow the declining Assyrian empire in alliance with the Babylonians. However, contemporary scholarship tends to be skeptical about the existence of a united Median kingdom or state, at least for most of the 7th century BCE.

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	549	Battle of Pasargadae Hill	siege, Persis, Median Kingdom	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	550	Battle of the Persian Border	battle, Persis, Median Kingdom	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	551	Battle of Hyrba	battle, Persis, Median Kingdom	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	552	Medo-Persian conflict	rebellion, Persis, Median Kingdom	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	604	Battle of Quramati	battle, Median Kingdom, Late Period of ancient Egypt, Neo-Babylonian Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	608	Median invasion of Urartu	Urartu, invasion, Median Kingdom	Wikidata
event	war	589	Median-Lydian War	war, Lydia, Median Kingdom	Wikidata