Achaemenid Empire founded

700
[Picture: Persian and Median soldiers with Farvahar, symbol of Zoroastrianism, in center]

The Achaemenids were the first to create a centralized state in Persia, founded by Achaemenes (Hakhamanish), chieftain of the Persians around 700 BC.
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Source: wikipedia