To know who the Persians are, we need to ask who the Medes are, and we should also ask then who the Achaemenides were. The Medes, from whose name the word “Ma-Da” or Mother originates, rose to power in Kurdistan in the Roj-Halat near modern day Hama-Daan, which is near the Kurdish city of Kermanshah as the ancient capital city of The Medes. Diako or Deioces, was the first King of the Medes chosen by the village city-state of his time to administer justice within the realm (the word Diocese has since entered our modern day judicial and religious language). He accepted people from all the surrounding areas, all were welcomed and encouraged to visit, settle disputes, and ask for justice.
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