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CYRUS THE GREAT Sunday, April 10, 2016 | 0 SuperReader(s)
Cyrus
(or Iskandar Zulkarnain) was the first Achaemenian Emperor of Persia. He
founded Persia by uniting the two original Iranian Tribes- the Medes and the
Persians. Although he was known to be a great conqueror, who at one point
controlled one of the greatest Empires ever seen, he is best remembered for his
unprecedented tolerance and magnanimous
attitude towards those he defeated.
When
he conquered Babylon, he did so to cheers from the Jewish Community, who
welcomed him as a liberator- he allowed the Jews to return to the promised
Land. He showed great forbearance and
respect towards the religious beliefs and cultural traditions of other races.
These qualities earned him the respect and homage of all the people over whom
he ruled.
As Prof. Richard Frye of Harvard said (in The
Heritage of Persia, p10-151):
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"In the victories of the
Persians... what was different was the new policy of reconciliation and
together with this was the prime aim of Cyrus to establish a
paxAchaemenica..... If one were to assess the achievements of the Achaemenid
Persians, surely the concept of One World, .... the fusion of peoples and
cultures in one 'Oecumen' was one of their important legacies"
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Cyrus
was upright, a great leader of men, generous and benelovent. The Hellenes, whom
he conquered regarded him as 'Law-giver' and the Jews as 'the annointed of the
Lord'.
Cyrus issued a decree
on his aims and policies, later hailed as his charter of the rights of nations. Inscribed on a clay cylinder, this is known to be the first
declaration of Human Rights, and is now kept at the British Museum. A
replica of this is also at the United Nations in New York.
Komen :
- Iskandar Zulkarnain merupakan seorang raja muslim yang sangat berkuasa namun soleh. Dengan diberi gelaran yang mempunyai erti iskandar yang mempunyai kuasa antara timur dan barat. Kisah Iskandar membina tembok penghalang Ya'juj dan Ma'juj dan juga membina dinding besar berteknologi tinggi yang diperbuat daripada besi yang dicampur dengan tembaga terletak tepat di Pergunungan Kaukasus. Pergorbanan beliau sangat bermakna utuk masyarakat pada masa itu. Beliau adalah contoh berkuasanya seorang raja di masa lalu, sementara bangsa-bangsa yang ditaklukkannya adalah bangsa-bangsa yang saat ini dikenali dengan memiliki kebudayaan tinggi, penaklukan suatu wilayah boleh menghasilkan peradaban kebudayaan pada wilayah tersebut.
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