Madyes
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Madyes was a Scythian king who ruled during the period of the Scythian presence in West Asia in the 7th century BCE.
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Madyes | |
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King of the Scythians | |
Reign | c. 658/9 - 625 BCE |
Predecessor | Bartatua |
Successor | Unknown |
Died | 625 BCE |
Median | Mādava |
Dynasty | Bartatua's dynasty |
Father | Bartatua |
Mother | Šērūʾa-ēṭirat (?) |
Religion | Scythian religion Ancient Mesopotamian religion (?) |
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Madyes was the son of the Scythian king Bartatua and the Assyrian princess Šērūʾa-ēṭirat, and, as an ally of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, which was then the superpower of West Asia and whose king Ashurbanipal was his uncle, he brought Scythian power to its peak in West Asia.
After the Neo-Assyrian Empire started unravelling, Madyes was assassinated by the Median king Cyaxares, who expelled the Scythians from West Asia.