| Cambyses (Old Persian Kambujiya): son of Cyrus,
second king of the ancient Persian empire (ruled 530-522). In 525,
he conquered Egypt (documented in the stela of
Uzahor-Resenet).
On his return home, he learned of the rebellion of Magian
Gaumâta. Shortly afterwards, Cambyses
died: according to the Greek researcher Herodotus,
it was an accident caused by divine wrath, but the Behistun
inscription suggests that he committed suicide. |
