Artabanus
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Artabanus may refer to several rulers of ancient Parthia
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There is some confusion over the numbering of these rulers: scholars who give Arsaces II the name "Artabanus I" add one to the regnal number of his successors, thus counting up to Artabanus V.
Parthia
Parthia is a region of north-eastern Iran, best known for having been the political and cultural base of the Arsacid dynasty, rulers of the Parthian Empire....
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- Artabanus of PersiaArtabanus of PersiaArtabanus the Hyrcanian was a Persian political figure during the Achaemenid Dynasty who was reportedly Regent of Persia for a few months ....
, reportedly Regent of Persia for a few months in 465 BC–464 B - King Arsaces II of ParthiaArsaces II of ParthiaArsaces II, also Artabanus I, of the Arsacid dynasty was King of Parthia between 211 BC and 191 BC. Greek 'Arsaces' appears as 'Artabanus' in Latin sources, and both forms appear in history books....
c. 211–191 BC, called Artabanus by some early scholars - Artabanus I of ParthiaArtabanus I of ParthiaArtabanus I of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire from c. 128 to 124 BC. He succeeded his nephew Phraates II and died, just like his predecessor, in battle against the Tochari - a name commonly identified with the Yuezhi of the Chinese sources, who had fled from Gansu in northwest China, via the Ili...
c. 127–124 BC - Artabanus II of ParthiaArtabanus II of ParthiaArtabanus II of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire from about AD 10 to 38. He was the son of a princess of the Arsacid Dynasty, who lived in the East among the Dahan nomads...
c. AD 10–38 - Artabanus III of ParthiaArtabanus III of ParthiaArtabanus III of Parthia was a rival for the crown of the Parthian Empire during the reign of Pacorus II, against whom he revolted; his own reign extended from about 80 to 81 AD. On a coin of 80 he calls himself Arsaces Artabanus...
c. 80–81 - Artabanus IV of ParthiaArtabanus IV of ParthiaArtabanus IV of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire . He was the younger son of Vologases V who died in 208. Artabanus rebelled against his brother Vologases VI, and soon gained the upper hand, although Vologases VI maintained himself in a part of Babylonia until about 228.The Roman emperor...
c. 216–224
There is some confusion over the numbering of these rulers: scholars who give Arsaces II the name "Artabanus I" add one to the regnal number of his successors, thus counting up to Artabanus V.