Parsuash annexed by Sargon of Assyria

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[Picture: Mede from palace of Xerxes, Persepolis]

The region of Parsuash was annexed by Sargon of Assyria around 719 BC. Eventually the Medes came to rule an independent Median Empire, and the Persians were subject to them.
Creator: Shilpa
Tags: sargonmedesmedianempire
Source: wikipedia