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Median Empire
The Median Empire was the state of the Medes in western Iran, which rose to power in the seventh century BCE. In alliance with Babylon, the Medes destroyed the Assyrian Empire, capturing Nineveh in 612 BCE. It was conquered by Cyrus the Great around 550 BCE, forming the basis of the Achaemenid Empire.
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