Who was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire?
Darius the Great
Xerxes I
Cyrus the Great
Cambyses II
Answer
Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus II of Persia, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. He established the first Persian empire, which expanded vastly and conquered most of Western Asia and much of Central Asia.
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