Who were the ancestors of Kurdish people?
Q: Who were the ancestors of Kurdish people?
A: The Medes were one of the ancestors of Kurdish people.
Q: Where did the Medes live?
A: The Medes lived in the northwestern portions of present-day Iran.
Q: When did the Medes enter the region?
A: The Medes entered the region with the first wave of Iranian tribes, in the late second millennium BC (at the end of the Bronze Age).
Q: What did the Medes do in the 6th century BC?
A: By the 6th century BC, the Medes were able to make their own empire.
Q: How far did the Medes' empire stretch?
A: The Medes' empire stretched from southern shore of the Black Sea and Aran province (in modern Azerbaijan) to north and central Asia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Q: What are the Medes credited with?
A: The Medes are credited with the foundation of the first Iranian empire, the largest of its day until Cyrus the Great established a unified Iranian empire of the Medes and Persians, often referred to as the Achaemenid Empire.
Q: Who established a unified Iranian empire of the Medes and Persians?
A: Cyrus the Great established a unified Iranian empire of the Medes and Persians.
