Astyages vs King Jinji of Silla

According to Herodotus, Astyages dreamed that his daughter Mandane gave birth to a vine that covered all of Asia. Interpreting this as a threat to his throne, he ordered the infant Cyrus to be killed. The child was instead secretly raised by a herdsman, fulfilling the prophecy.

Astyages punished his advisor Harpagus for failing to kill the infant Cyrus by serving him the flesh of his own son at a banquet. This act of cruelty led Harpagus to later conspire with Cyrus against Astyages, contributing to the Median king's overthrow.

Astyages, the last king of Media, was overthrown by his grandson Cyrus the Great, who led a rebellion of Persian tribes. The Median army defected to Cyrus during the battle, leading to Astyages' capture. This event ended the Median Empire and established the Persian Achaemenid Empire.

King Jinji ascended to the throne of Silla as the 25th monarch. His reign was short and marked by internal conflicts and challenges to his authority.

King Jinji was recorded in the Samguk Sagi as possessing extraordinary physical strength, capable of bending iron bars. This legend contributed to his posthumous reputation as a strong but flawed ruler.

King Jinji was deposed by the Hwabaek, Silla's aristocratic council, due to his alleged misrule and physical weakness. He was replaced by his nephew, King Jinpyeong, marking a rare instance of a Silla king being removed by the nobility.