Phraortes (from Old Persian: ??????????????, Fravarti,[1][2] or Frâda via Ancient Greek F?a??t??; c. 665 - 633 BC), son of Diyako, was the second king of the Median Empire.
Like his father Deioces, Phraortes started wars against Assyria, but was defeated and killed by Ashurbanipal, the king of Neo-Assyria.
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