 Regarding the "submission" of the Gutians and Umman-Manda, Anderson writes, "In order to justify these false propaganda claims, as well as to provide another opportunity for Cyrus to glorify himself, it became necessary to portray Cyrus as having actually "conquered" the Medes, rather than gradually appropriating control over the confederated Medo-Persian army, and finally succeeding the last Median king....If Cyrus was given lordship over the Median army before the fall of Babylon, this would fit with either Herodotus or Xenophon."