The ans is - Persia
Cyrus the Great of Persia, for his religious tolerance, power and skill the only non-Jew to be acclaimed as the Messiah, founded the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BCE which stretched how far?
What is the meaning of the name of the great building in Istanbul, built in the early 6th century as a Christian church, subsequently becoming a Muslim mosque, a secular museum and a Muslim mosque again?