Panorama| The day of Cyrus the great and the anniversary of his entrance to Babylon

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The seizure of Babylon, the most wealthy city in it's own time, in the hands of Cyrus was a milestone that led to the great Achaemenian empire in the Middle East and west Asia

In Quran, Dhul Qarnayn is one of the ancient kings. But there are serious disagreements about his identity

According to the opinion of some researchers Cyrus is the Dhul Qarnayn in the Quran and the Torah

In march 20th 2013, a hand grenade was thrown at the walls of Cyrus tomb and made a black spot on it

The Cylinder summary in modern language

My great army entered Babylon in peace and quite. I didn't let any mortification and harm happen to the people of this city and this land

I ordered for all the people to be free to worship their God and for no one to harm them

I commanded that no one should annihilate the people of the city. I built all the cities that were fallen. I put all lands in peace

One of the most important phenomena remained from the conquest of Babylon is Cyrus human right cylinder, The document which is the first known human rights cylinder in the world

The tomb of Cyrus the great was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004 as a subset of Pasargadae

Who was he?

The second Cyrus known as Cyrus the great was the first king and the founder of the Achaemenian empire ascended the throne at the age of 40

The establishment of the Achaemenian empire, the defeat of the kingdoms of Media, Lydia, Babylon and the Scythian tribes are among the most important achievements of Cyrus