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Scythian Interregnum
The Scythian Interregnum refers to the period c. 653–625 BCE when, according to ancient tradition, Scythian nomads dominated the Medes and imposed vassalage on Media. It delayed the consolidation of central power. It ended with the rise of Cyaxares, who built the Median state into a major power.
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