Mozart's aria for soprano and orchestra "Conservati fedele" (K. 23, 1765) is set to the parting verses of Mandane (Artaserse's sister) at the end of the first scene.
According to Xenophon's Cyropaedia, Cyaxares II followed king Astyages to the throne of the Mede Empire, and was also brother of Mandane, Cyrus the Great's mother.
Since its inception, the Darul Uloom Zakariyya has expanded, to now include a branch in Eikenhof – opened n 2000 – and a Maktab in Mandane – Soweto.