After this ruler defeated Nabonidus, the last ruler of the Chaldean Empire, he freed the Jews from their captivity, becoming the only non-Jew to be called "the Messiah."
This ruler established the system of Chapar Khaneh, a postal service that connected his entire empire from end to end. This man's daughter Atossa is notable for being one of the first recorded sufferers of breast cancer, which was excised by a Greek slave. After this ruler defeated Nabonidus, the last ruler of the Chaldean Empire, he freed the Jews from their captivity, becoming the only non-Jew to be called "the Messiah." A namesake cylinder written by this ruler is considered the oldest declaration of human rights. This father of Cambyses II absorbed the Median Empire, Lydia, and Babylon into his massive empire. For 10 points, name this founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
This ruler established the system of Chapar Khaneh, a postal service that connected his entire empire from end to end.
Cyrus II [or Cyrus the Great; prompt on “Cyrus”]