| LC control no. | n 83124464 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cambyses II, King of Persia, -522 B.C. |
| Variant(s) | Cambyses II, King of Persia, d. 522 B.C. Kambizes II, King of Persia, -522 B.C. Kambujia II, King of Persia, -522 B.C. |
| Birth date | -0557 |
| Death date | -0521 |
| Profession or occupation | Kings and rulers |
| Found in | Preston, T. Cambyses, King of Persia, 1970: t.p. (Cambyses) InU/3 cent. drama files (usage: Kambizes) Enc. Brit., 1980 (Cambyses II, Achaemenian King of Persia, Greek form of Old Persian Kambujia; reigned 529-522 B.C.) LC in OCLC, 8/15/83 (hdg.: Cambyses, King of Persia, d. 522 B.C.) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed January 9, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Cambyses II; king of Persia; born 558 BCE; ascended to the throne of the Persians (529 BCE); began the Egyptian campaign (526 BCE); took Heliopolis, Memphis and Egypt under his control; left Egypt to return to Persia (522 BCE); died en route to Persia; was buried in his tomb at Pasargadae; absorbed the northeastern corner of Africa into his empire, ensuring that Persians controlled the incense trade routes from Africa and Red Sea to Mediterranean; took over existing Egyptian administrative systems in order to make them Persian; died 522 BCE) |
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