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The Legacy of Cyrus the Great

NUR IZZATI ISHAK SES100227 FACULTY OF SCIENCE(PHYSICS)

OUTLINES
INTRODUCTION LEGACY y Human Right y Religion y Architecture CONCLUSION

Who Is Cyrus?
first Emperor of Achaemenid father of the Iranian nation first world leader to be referred to as "The Great founder of the first world empire

Cyrus Empire

Cyrus cylinder
"I am Cyrus, king of the world, the great king, the powerful king, king of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters of the world

Islam and Jews


Sunni scholar Abul Kalam Azad proposed he is Qur'an figure of Dhul-Qarnayn Cyrus is addressed in the Jewish Tanakh as the "Lord's Messiah

Pasargadae
One of Irans UNESCO World Heritage Sites Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great

CONCLUSION
His legacy in human right, religion and architecture still survived throughout history If you are looking at the greatest personages in History who have affected the World, 'Cyrus the Great' is one of the few who deserves that epithet, the one who deserves to be called 'the Great Dr Patrick Hunt

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