**In the third year** of Belshazzar, which was year 3389, a vision appeared to Daniel [(Seder Olam there)], and Belshazzar served a great banquet.

**Daryavesh** (Darius) the first, son of Achashverosh, from the seed of Madai the Gizbari [(Daniel 6 and 9)], reigned over the Kasdim which is the kingdom of Bavel after the death of Belshazzar in year 3389, at age 62 [(Daniel 6)], and reigned for one year [(Seder Olam chapter 28)]. We find that Daryavesh was born ten years before the destruction, that is year 3328, and he was 62 at his death in year 3390 [(Ma'or Einayim chapter 40)] [(Sha'ar HaDorot there 70:2)].

In Yuchsin it says he was a different Achashverosh from that of Esther [(Sha'ar HaDorot Yuchsin)].

**It is found** written in the books of the kings of Persia that Astarbos king of Persia had only one daughter who was heir to the kingdom, and one of his father's ministers loved her and she became pregnant by him. When her father heard, he killed that minister and imprisoned his daughter. When she gave birth, HaShem gave the child into the hands of Daniel who raised him, and this is Koresh (Cyrus), and because he was raised by a dog he was called Koresh, as "keresh" in Persian means a dog.

And Astarbos died and they sought who would reign after him. They sent messengers throughout the land, and people said there was a young man in the house of Daniel the Yehudi, so they made him king. And so writes Josephus that he was raised by a dog and found grace in the eyes of the Persian ministers, and they gave him the kingdom.