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narrative. Based on Herodotus's report, the researchers have concluded that Deioces was the founder of the Median kingdom and also the first Median king, having gained independence from the Assyrians. But Herodotus's report is a mixture of Greek and Oriental legends and is not historically reliable. Also, it is assumed that the Median king whom Herodotus's reports are about is the same Deioces,

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