Gyges Of Lydia

King

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Gender	Male
Died	644 BC
	Sardis
	644 BC
	Sardis
Parents	Dascylus
Children	Ardys II
Grandchildren	Sadyattis
	Sadyattes
Great grandchild	Alyattes of Lydia
	Alyattes
Dynasti	Mermnad dynasty
Reign	c. 680-644 BC
Lydian	?????;
Date of Reg.	2019-05-20 09:36:23
Date of Upd.	2023-07-21 06:14:53
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Gyges Of Lydia Life story

Gyges was the founder of the Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and the first known king of the Lydian kingdom to have attempted to transform it into a powerful empire. Gyges reigned 38 years according to Herodotus.