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| Capital | Ecbatana, modern Hamadan | ||||||||
| Common languages | Median language | ||||||||
| Religion | Old Iranian religion (related to Mithraism, early Mazdaism or Zoroastrianism) | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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• 678–665 BC | Deioces or Kashtariti [2] | ||||||||
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• 625–585 BC | Cyaxares the Great | ||||||||
• 589–549 BC | Astyages | ||||||||
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