#Herodotus accounts
- Astyages — The last emperor or king of the Median Empire (reigning approximately from 585 to 550 BC), son of Cyaxares. According to the historical accounts of Herodotus, his reign ended following a rebellion of the Median aristocracy allied with his maternal grandson, Cyrus II the Great (founder of the Achaemenid Empire), the military collapse transforming the former Median state into a Persian province.