Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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In 539 BC, Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon and then issued a declaration. The Cyrus Cylinder, inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform, announced freedom of worship and the return of displaced peoples to their homelands. Some call it the world's first human rights charter.

📜 Primary source: The Cyrus Cylinder (539 BC, Achaemenid Persia)

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