Artabanus I 𐭍𐭐𐭕𐭓 | |
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Great King, Arsaces, Philhellene | |
King of the Parthian Empire | |
Reign | 127 – 124/3 BC |
Predecessor | Phraates II |
Successor | Mithridates II |
Died | 124/3 BC |
Issue | Mithridates II |
Dynasty | Arsacid dynasty |
Father | Priapatius |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |
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.
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