Gyges of Lydia
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Gyges (/ˈdʒaɪdʒiːz/, /ˈɡaɪdʒiːz/; Lydian: 𐤨𐤰𐤨𐤠𐤮 Kukas;[1][2]Akkadian: 𒁹𒄖𒊌𒄖, 𒁹𒄖𒄖 Gugu;[3] Ancient Greek: Γύγης, romanized: Gugēs; Latin: Gygēs; reigned c. 680-644 BC[4][5]) was the founder of the Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and the first known king of the Lydian kingdom to have attempted to transform it into a powerful empire. Gyges reigned 38 years according to Herodotus.