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Phraortes
Phraortes (from , "Fravartiš", or "Frâda" via Ancient Greek Φραόρτης; died c. 653 BC), son of Deioces, was the second king of the Median Empire.
Like his father Deioces, Phraortes started wars against Assyria, but was defeated and killed by Ashurbanipal, the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (668 – c. 627 BC).
All information about him is from Herodotus. According to him (1.102), Phraortes was the son of Deioces and united all Median
Empire into a regional power. He facilitated the fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and according to Herodotus repelled the Scythians from Media.
The rise of Cyaxares.
Cyaxares was born in the Median capital of Ecbatana. His father Phraortes was killed in a battle against the Assyrians, led by Ashurbanipal, the king of Assyria. After Phraortes' demise, the Scythians overran Media and controlled the area for a period of twenty-eight years. Cyaxares, seeking revenge, killed the Scythian leaders and proclaimed himself "