Artabanus I of Parthia

Artabanus I
𐭍𐭐𐭕𐭓
Great King, Arsaces, Philhellene
Coin of Artabanus I, Seleucia mint
King of the Parthian Empire
Reign127 – 124/3 BC
PredecessorPhraates II
SuccessorMithridates II
Died124/3 BC
IssueMithridates II
DynastyArsacid dynasty
FatherPriapatius
ReligionZoroastrianism

Artabanus I (Parthian: 𐭍𐭐𐭕𐭓 Ardawān), incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus II,[1] was king of the Parthian Empire, ruling briefly from c. 127 to 124/3 BC.[note 1] His short reign ended abruptly when he died during a battle against the Yuezhi in the east. He was succeeded by his son Mithridates II.

  1. ^ Schippmann 1986a, pp. 647–650.


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