List of rulers of Parthian sub-kingdoms
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Arsacids of ArmeniaArsacid Dynasty of ArmeniaThe Arsacid dynasty or Arshakuni dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Armenia from 54 AD to 428 AD. Formerly a branch of the Iranian Parthian Arsacids, they became a distinctly Armenian dynasty. Arsacid Kings reigned intermittently throughout the chaotic years following the fall of the Artaxiad Dynasty...
12–429 AD
- Vonones 12-16 AD, former king of Parthia
- Orodes 16-18 son of Artabanus IIArtabanus 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...
(or IV) king of Parthia- Artaxias IIIArtaxias IIIArtaxias III, also known as Zeno-Artaxias, Artaxes or Artashes was a prince of the Bosporan, Pontus, Cilicia, Cappadocia and Roman Client King of Armenia....
18-34
- Artaxias III
- Arsaces I 34-35 son of Artabanus IIArtabanus 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...
(or IV) king of Parthia - Orodes 35 again
- Mithridates IMithridates of ArmeniaMithridates of Armenia was an Iberian prince and a king of Armenia under the protection of the Roman Empire.Mithridates was installed by his brother Pharasmanes I of Iberia who, encouraged by Tiberius, invaded Armenia and captured its capital Artaxata in 35...
35-37 son of Mithridates (II) king of Iberia
- Mithridates I
- Orodes 37-42 again
- Mithridates IMithridates of ArmeniaMithridates of Armenia was an Iberian prince and a king of Armenia under the protection of the Roman Empire.Mithridates was installed by his brother Pharasmanes I of Iberia who, encouraged by Tiberius, invaded Armenia and captured its capital Artaxata in 35...
42-52 again - Rhadamistus 52-54 son of Pharasmanes (III) king of Iberia
- Mithridates I
- Tiridates ITiridates I of ArmeniaTiridates I was King of Armenia beginning in AD 53 and the founder of the Arshakuni Dynasty, the Armenian line of the Arsacid Dynasty. The dates of his birth and death are unknown. His early reign was marked by a brief interruption towards the end of the year 54 and a much longer one from 58...
54-60 son of Vonones IIVonones II of ParthiaVonones II of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire briefly in 51. During the reign of his brother Gotarzes II he was governor of Media, and was raised to the throne on Gotarzes' death. However, he died after a few months and was succeeded by his son Vologases I....
king of Parthia & Medes- Tigranes VITigranes VI of ArmeniaTigranes VI, also known as Tigran VI or by his Roman name Gaius Julius Tigranes was a Herodian Prince and served as a Roman Client King of Armenia in the 1st century....
60-62 from the house of HerodHerodHerod is a name used of several kings belonging to the Herodian Dynasty of the Roman province of Judaea:...
- Tigranes VI
- Tiridates ITiridates I of ArmeniaTiridates I was King of Armenia beginning in AD 53 and the founder of the Arshakuni Dynasty, the Armenian line of the Arsacid Dynasty. The dates of his birth and death are unknown. His early reign was marked by a brief interruption towards the end of the year 54 and a much longer one from 58...
62-c.75 again - ?Vologases (I) c.75-89 (Probably Vologases II of ParthiaVologases II of ParthiaVologases II of Parthia was the son of Vologases I of Parthia and ruled the Parthian Empire from about 77 to 80. Little is known about him. It seems that Vologases II was defeated and deposed by his uncle, Pacorus II of Parthia ....
) - Sanatruces ISanatrukSanatruk |Latinized]] as Sanatruces) was a member of the Arshakuni Dynasty who may have succeeded Tiridates I of Armenia as King of Armenia at the end of the 1st century. He was also King of Osroene , a historic kingdom located in Mesopotamia. Little or no information is available from either...
89-109 (Probably son of Vologases II of ParthiaVologases II of ParthiaVologases II of Parthia was the son of Vologases I of Parthia and ruled the Parthian Empire from about 77 to 80. Little is known about him. It seems that Vologases II was defeated and deposed by his uncle, Pacorus II of Parthia ....
) - Exidares 109-113 son of Pacorus IIPacorus II of ParthiaPacorus II of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire from about 78 to 105. A son of Vonones II and brother of Vologases I, he was given the kingdom of Media Atropatene by the latter after his succession to the throne. After Vologases' death, Pacorus revolted against his brother's son and successor,...
king of Parthia - Parthamasiris 113-114 son of Pacorus IIPacorus II of ParthiaPacorus II of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire from about 78 to 105. A son of Vonones II and brother of Vologases I, he was given the kingdom of Media Atropatene by the latter after his succession to the throne. After Vologases' death, Pacorus revolted against his brother's son and successor,...
king of Parthia- Roman province 114-115
- Mithridates II 115-116 brother of Osroes IOsroes I of ParthiaOsroes I of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire c. 109–129. He succeeded his brother Pacorus II. For the whole of his reign he contended with the rival king Vologases III based in the east of Parthia....
- Sanatruces II 116 son of Mithridates II
- Orontes V 116-118 son of Abgar VII king of Osrhoene
- Vologases I (or II) 116-138/140 son of Sanatruces ISanatrukSanatruk |Latinized]] as Sanatruces) was a member of the Arshakuni Dynasty who may have succeeded Tiridates I of Armenia as King of Armenia at the end of the 1st century. He was also King of Osroene , a historic kingdom located in Mesopotamia. Little or no information is available from either...
- Pacorus I (or Tiridates II?) 138/140-140/144
- Sohaemus 140/144-161 son of Achaemenes
- Pacorus II 161-164 (Aurelius Pacorus)
- Sohaemus 164-171 again
- Tiridates (II) 171
- Sohaemus 171-186 again
- Vologases II (or III) 186-198 son of Tigranes (king of sophene ?)
- ?Sanatruces III 198-215
- Khosrov I 215-216 son of Vologases II (or III)
- Tiridates II (or III) 217-222 (Probably Tiridates IV king of Parthia and Medes)
- ?Khosrov (II) 222-238
- ?Tiridates (IV) 238-252
- Artavasdes VI 252-279
- Khosrov II (or III) 279-287
- Tiridates (V) 287-298
- Tiridates IIITiridates III of ArmeniaTiridates III or Diritades III was the king of Arsacid Armenia , and is also known as Tiridates the Great ; some scholars incorrectly refer to him as Tiridates IV as a result of the fact that Tiridates I of Armenia reigned twice)...
(or VI) 298-330 - Sanatruces IV 330 usurper
- Khosrov IIIKhosrov III the SmallKhosrov III the Small was the Arshakuni king Armenia. He was the son and successor of King Tiridates III and a member of the Arshakuni Dynasty. He was a man of short stature, thus his name...
(or IV) 330–338 - Tigranes VII 338-351
- Arsaces IIArshak IIArshak II or Arsaces II, was the son of King Tiran and was himself king of Armenia from 350 to 367.- Reign :In the early years of Arshak's reign, he found himself courted by the empires of Rome and Persia, both of which hope to win Armenia to their side in the ongoing conflicts between them...
351-367 - PapPap of ArmeniaPap was king of Armenia of the Arshakuni dynasty from 370 to 374. He was the son of King Arshak II and is notorious for poisoning the Catholicos of Armenia Nerses the Great.-Ascendancy:...
367-374 - VarazdatVarazdatVarazdat |Latinized]] as Varasdates) was an Armenian prince who succeeded his uncle King Pap as King of Armenia in 374.-Appointment:...
374-378 - Vologases III (or IV) 378-386 co-ruler with Arsaces IIIArshak IIIArshak III was the last king of the part of Armenia that was put under Roman domination by the Peace of Acilisene.Arshak III originally came to power as co-king with his brother Valarshak in 380 during Manuel Mamikonian's domination of Armenia...
- Arsaces IIIArshak IIIArshak III was the last king of the part of Armenia that was put under Roman domination by the Peace of Acilisene.Arshak III originally came to power as co-king with his brother Valarshak in 380 during Manuel Mamikonian's domination of Armenia...
378-389 co-ruler with Vologases III (or IV) & then Khosrov IV (or V) - Khosrov IV (or V) 386-392 co-ruler with Arsaces IIIArshak IIIArshak III was the last king of the part of Armenia that was put under Roman domination by the Peace of Acilisene.Arshak III originally came to power as co-king with his brother Valarshak in 380 during Manuel Mamikonian's domination of Armenia...
& then alone - VramshapuhVramshapuhVramshapuh was the Arshakuni king of Armenia from 389 to 414/417. Vramshapuh is most notable for presiding over the creation of the Armenian alphabet in 405. He also managed to unite the two parts of Greater Armenia.-References:...
392-414 - Khosrov IV (or V) 414-416 again
- Tigranes VIII 416 co-ruler with Arsaces IV
- Arsaces IV 416 co-ruler with Tigranes VIII
- Shapur 416-420 later Shapur IV king of Iran son of Yazdegerd IYazdegerd IYazdegerd I, or Izdekerti , was the thirteenth Sassanid king of Persia and ruled from 399 to 421. He is believed by some to be the son of Shapur III and by others to be son of Bahram IV...
Sassanid king of Iran
- Shapur 416-420 later Shapur IV king of Iran son of Yazdegerd I
- Artaxias IVArtaxias IVArtashes IV, son of Vramshapuh, was appointed king of Armenia by the Sassanian king Bahram V. However, after losing the confidence of the nakharar lords, he was removed by Bahram V in 428. This ended the Armenian Arsacid dynasty, which was followed by the marzpanate period in Armenia....
422-429 AD
Arsacids of MediaMedesThe MedesThe Medes...
144 BC–232 AD
- Vologases (Bagasha) 144-122 BC
- Arsaces 122-111
- Artaxerxes 111-97
- Artabanus 97-88
- Mithridates 88-67
- Darius 67-65
- MithridatesMithridates III of ParthiaKing Mithridates III of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire c. 57–54 BC. With the assistance of his brother Orodes he murdered his father Phraates III. He was made king of Media and waged war against his brother, but was soon deposed on account of his cruelty. He took refuge with Aulus Gabinius, the...
65-55 - OrodesOrodes II of ParthiaOrodes II of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire from 57 to 38 BC. Orodes was a son of Phraates III, whom he murdered in 57 BC, assisted by his brother Mithridates...
55-50 - PacorusPacorus I of ParthiaPacorus I of Parthia was the son of king Orodes II and queen Laodice of the Parthian Empire. It is possible that he was co-ruler with his father for at least part of his father's reign...
50-38 - ?TiridatesTiridates II of ParthiaTiridates II of Parthia was set up by the Parthians against Phraates IV in about 32 BC, but expelled when Phraates returned with the help of the Scythians...
c. 30-25 - ?Mithridates 12-9 BC
- ?OrodesOrodes III of ParthiaKing Orodes III of Parthia was raised to the throne of the Parthian Empire around AD 4 by the magnates after the death of Phraates V of Parthia . He was killed after a short reign "on account of his extreme cruelty"...
c. 4-6 AD - ArtabanusArtabanus 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...
9-12 AD- ....
- VononesVonones II of ParthiaVonones II of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire briefly in 51. During the reign of his brother Gotarzes II he was governor of Media, and was raised to the throne on Gotarzes' death. However, he died after a few months and was succeeded by his son Vologases I....
c. 45-51 - Pacorus 51-75 son of VononesVonones II of ParthiaVonones II of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire briefly in 51. During the reign of his brother Gotarzes II he was governor of Media, and was raised to the throne on Gotarzes' death. However, he died after a few months and was succeeded by his son Vologases I....
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- Arsaces c. 136 AD
- ?Pacorus to 163 AD
- ....
- VologasesVologases V of ParthiaVologases V of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire from 191 to 208. He was the son of Vologases IV . His succession was not uncontested; a rival King Osroes II had already set himself up in Media before the death of the previous ruler, but Vologases V appears to have quickly put him down.Vologases...
to 208- ....
- ArtabanusArtabanus 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...
213-226 - Pacorus from 226 AD son of ArtabanusArtabanus 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...
Arsacids of IberiaArsacid dynasty of IberiaThe Iberian Arsacids , a branch of the eponymous Parthian dynasty, ruled the ancient Georgian kingdom of Iberia from c. 189 until 284 AD, when they were succeeded by the Chosroid Dynasty.-History:...
123 BC–c.230 AD
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!Year
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|Rev I
Rev I of Iberia
Rev I, "the Just" was a king of Iberia from 189 to 216 AD. His reign inaugurated the local Arsacid dynasty....
|189
189
Year 189 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus...
to 216
216
Year 216 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Anullinus...
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|Vache
Vache of Iberia
Vach'e , of the Arsacid dynasty, was a king of Iberia from 216 to 234. He is known exclusively from the medieval Georgian chronicles which make him either 20th or 22nd in the royal list of Iberia and merely relates that Vache was the son of Rev I....
|216
216
Year 216 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Anullinus...
to 234
234
Year 234 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pupienus and Sulla...
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|Bacurius I
Bacurius I of Iberia
Bakur I |Latinized]] as Bacurius), of the Arsacid dynasty, was a king of Iberia from 234 to 249 A.D....
|234
234
Year 234 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pupienus and Sulla...
to 249
249
Year 249 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gavius and Aquilinus...
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|Mithridates II
Mihrdat II of Iberia
Mihrdat II |Latinized]] as Mithridates), of the Arsacid dynasty, was a king of Iberia from 249 to 265 A.D.....
|249
249
Year 249 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gavius and Aquilinus...
to 265
265
Year 265 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerianus and Lucillus...
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|Amazaspus III
|260
260
Year 260 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Saecularis and Donatus...
to 265
265
Year 265 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerianus and Lucillus...
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|Aspacures I
Aspagur I of Iberia
Aspagur I |Latinized]] as Aspacures), of the Arsacid dynasty, was a king of Iberia from 265 to 284 A.D.....
|265
265
Year 265 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerianus and Lucillus...
to 284
284
Year 284 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Carinus and Numerianus...
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Arsacids of ArranArsacid Dynasty of Caucasian AlbaniaThe Arsacid Dynasty was a dynasty of Parthian origin, which ruled the kingdom of Caucasian Albania in the 1st - 5th century AD. They were a branch of the Parthian Arsacid dynasty and together with the Arsacid rulers of the neighboring Armenia and Iberia formed a pan-Arsacid family federation. The...
123 BC–c.490 AD
- Vachagan I the Brave
- Vache I
- Urnayr
- Vachagan II
- Mirhavan
- Satoy
- Asay
- Aswagen
- Vache
- Vachagan III the Pious
Arsacids of HyrcaniaHyrcaniaHyrcania was the name of a satrapy located in the territories of present day Gilan, Golestan, Mazandaran and part of Turkmenistan, lands south of the Caspian Sea. To the Greeks, the Caspian Sea was the "Hyrcanian Sea".-Etymology:...
c.170 BC–c.230 AD
- Arsaces c. 165 BC son of Phraates IPhraates I of ParthiaPhraates I of Parthia, ruler of the Parthian Empire from 176-171 BCE, succeed his father Phriapatius on the throne. Died relatively young, and appointed as his successor not one of his sons, but his brother Mithridates I ....
- Himerus to 129 BC
- Otanes c. 70 BC
- ArtabanusArtabanus 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. 9-40 AD - GotarzesGotarzes II of ParthiaGotarzes II of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire intermittently between about 40 and 51. He was the son of Artabanus II and when his father died in about 38 and his brother Vardanes I succeeded to the throne, Gotarzes rebelled....
40-51 AD
Kings of Sistan c.20 –c.240 AD
- Main Indo-Parthian rulers
- Gondophares IGondopharesGondophares I a Seistani representative of the house of Suren as well as founder and first king of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom. He seems to have ruled c...
(c. 20 BC - first years AD) Coin - Gondophares II Sarpedones (first years AD - c.20 AD)Coin
- Abdagases IAbdagases IAbdagases I was an Indo-Parthian king, a nephew of Gondophares evident from some of his coins, who ruled during the first decades of the 1st century AD...
(first years AD - mid-1st century AD) Coin - Gondophares III Gadana, previously Orthagnes (c. 20 AD - 30 AD?)
- Gondophares IV SasesSasesSases, also known as Gondophares IV Sases, , was an Indo-Parthian king who ruled in northwestern parts of India in modern Pakistan...
, previously Sases, (mid-1st century AD) - PacoresPacoresPacores or Pakores was an Indo-Parthian king who ruled from 100–130 AD. He is well-known from coins minted in Seistan and Kandahar, mostly silver drachms and tetradrachms....
(late 1st century AD) Coin
Kings of MervMervMerv , formerly Achaemenid Satrapy of Margiana, and later Alexandria and Antiochia in Margiana , was a major oasis-city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, located near today's Mary in Turkmenistan. Several cities have existed on this site, which is significant for the interchange of...
& AbarshahrAbarshahrAbarshahr was a satrapy of the Sassanid Empire. The population was supported by the Hari river, which was used for irrigation. Strabo cited the regions abundant wine-production. Cities in the region were Candac, Artacauan, and Apameia, and Pushang , among others...
c.10 -c.250 AD
- ? cont. with Phraates V
- ? cont. with Artabanus II
- ? cont. with Gotarzes II and Vardanes I
- D... c. 50 AD
- Po... cont. with Vologases I
- SanabaresSanabares of ParthiaSanabares of Parthia was a rival King of Parthia from c. 50 to 65. There is not much known about Sanabares, except from a few coins witnessing to his rule as a Parthian king, with his capital in the city of Merv for about fifteen years. This much we owe to the dates known from the certain coins of...
c. 2nd half of the 1st century AD - PacoresPacoresPacores or Pakores was an Indo-Parthian king who ruled from 100–130 AD. He is well-known from coins minted in Seistan and Kandahar, mostly silver drachms and tetradrachms....
c. 100 AD - ? cont. with Vologases III and Mithridates IV
- ? cont. with Vologases III and Mithridates IV
- Tiren cont. with Vologases IV
- ? cont. with Vologases IV
- Ardashir c. 200 AD
- ? 1st half of the 3rd cent.
- ? 1st half of the 3rd cent.
- ? c. 250 AD
Kings of Persis c.230 BC–c.210 AD
Name | Date | Family Relations | Note | |
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1 | Baykard | ? | ? | |
2 | Baydad | end of 3rd/ beg. of 2nd century BC | son of Baykard | sub-Seleucid |
3 | Ardashir I | 1st half of 2nd century | ? | sub-Seleucid |
4 | Vahbarz | 1st half of 2nd century | ? | |
5 | Vadfradad I | mid-2nd century | son of Vahbarz | Vadfradad I and his successors were as sub-Parthian dynasts. |
6 | Vadfradad II | c. 140 | ? | |
7 | ‘Unknown king I’ (Syknlt?) | 2nd half of 2nd century | ? | |
8 | Darev I | end of 2nd century | ? | |
9 | Vadfradad III | 1st half of 1st century | ? | |
10 | Darev II | 1st century | son of Vadfradad III | |
11 | Ardashir II | 2nd half of 1st century | son of Darev II | killed by his brother Vahshir I |
12 | Vahshir I | 2nd half of 1st century | son of Darev II | |
13 | Pakor I | 1st half of 1st century AD | son of Vahshir I | |
14 | Pakor II | 1st half of 1st century | ? | |
15 | Nambed | mid-1st century | son of Ardashir II | |
16 | Napad | 2nd half of 1st century | son of Nambed | |
17 | ‘Unknown king II’ | end of 1st century | ? | |
18 | Vadfradad IV | 1st half of 2nd century | ? | |
19 | Manchihr I | 1st half of 2nd century | ? | |
20 | Ardashir III | 1st half of 2nd century | son of Manchihr I | |
21 | Manchihr II | mid-2nd century | son of Ardashir III | |
22 | ‘Unknown king III’ | 2nd half of 2nd century | ? | |
23 | Manchihr III | 2nd half of 2nd century | son of Manchihr II | |
24 | Ardashir IV | end of 2nd century | son of Manchihr III | |
25 | Vahshir II | c. 206-210 AD | ? | The last of Bazarangids. |
26 | Shapur | beg. of 3rd century | Brother of the first Sasanian, Ardashir I Ardashir I Ardashir I was the founder of the Sassanid Empire, was ruler of Istakhr , subsequently Fars Province , and finally "King of Kings of Sassanid Empire " with the overthrow of the Parthian Empire... |
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Rulers of HatraHatraHatra is an ancient city in the Ninawa Governorate and al-Jazira region of Iraq. It is currently known as al-Hadr, a name which appears once in ancient inscriptions, and it was in the ancient Iranian province of Khvarvaran. The city lies northwest of Baghdad and southwest of Mosul.-History:Hatra...
In inscriptions found at Hatra, several rulers are mentioned. Other rulers are sporadically mentioned by classical authors. They appear with two titles. The earlier rulers are called mry´ (translation uncertain, perhaps administrator), the later ones mlk -king.
Name | Title | Date | Family Relations | Note | |
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1 | Worod | mry´ | |||
2 | Ma’nu | mry´ | |||
3 | Elkud | mry´ | 155/156 AD | ||
4 | Nashrihab Nashrihab Nashrihab was a local governor at Hatra, an ancient town in modern Iraq. Nashrihab is known from many inscriptions of his son Naṣru and ruled from about AD 120 to 125. He was most likely the son of Elkud, who reigned before him.- Literature :... |
mry´ | 128/29 - 137/38 AD | ||
5 | Naṣru | mry´ | 128/29 - 176/77 | ||
6 | Wolgash I | mry´ and mlk - King | |||
7 | Sanatruq I Sanatruq I Sanatruq I was a king of Hatra, an ancient city in nowadays Iraq. He is known from more than 20 inscriptions found at Hatra and reigned from about AD 140 to 180. Only one of his inscription is dated . He was the son of Naṣru who reigned from about AD 128 to 140... |
mry´ and mlk - King | 176/177 AD | ruled together with Wolgash I | |
8 | Wolgash (II?) | son of Wolgash (I) | |||
9 | Abdsamiya Abdsamiya Abdsamiya was a king of Hatra, an ancient city and kingdom in nowadays Iraq. He reigned from about AD 180 to 205. Abdsamiya was the son of king Sanatruq I and the father of Sanatruq II. Abdsamiya is known from eight inscriptions found at Hatra. One of them reports the building of a porticus for the... |
mlk - King | 192/93 - 201/202 AD | Supported the Roman emperor Pescennius Niger Pescennius Niger Pescennius Niger was a Roman usurper from 193 to 194 during the Year of the Five Emperors. He claimed the imperial throne in response to the murder of Pertinax and the elevation of Didius Julianus, but was defeated by a rival claimant, Septimius Severus and killed while attempting to flee from... |
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10 | Sanatruq II Sanatruq II Sanatruq II was the last king of Hatra , ruling from about AD 200 to 240/41. He was the son of king Abdsamiya and is attested by nine inscriptions discovered at Hatra. Only two of these inscription bear year datings, both are hard to read.Sanatruq II appears in Syrian sources as Sanatru and in Arab... |
mlk - King | 207/08 - 229/230 AD | ||
Kings of ElymaisElymaisElymais or Elamais was a semi-independent state of the 2nd century BC to the early 3rd century AD, frequently a vassalary under Parthian control, and located at the head of the Persian Gulf in the present-day region of Khuzestan, Iran...
c.147 BC–c.224 AD
- Kamnaskires I Megas Soter (c. 147- c.145 BC)
- Kamnaskires II Nikephoros (c 145- C. 139 BC)
- Okkonapses (c. 139/8 BC)
- Tigraios (c. 138/7- c. 133/2 bc)
- Darius (before c. 129 BC)
- Kamnaskires III Megas Nikephorus (c. 85 BC)
- Kamnaskires IVKamnaskires IIIKamnaskires III was a king of the Elymais. The Elymais was a Parthian vassal kingdom in nowadays South-western Iran. Following the dating on his coins he reigned from about 82/81 BC to 75 BC....
(c. 82/1- c. 76/5 BC) with Anzaze (his Queen) - Kamnaskires V (c. 73/2- c. 46 BC)
- Kamnaskires VI (c. 46- c. 28 BC)
- Kamnaskires VII (c. 28 BC- c. 1 AD)
- Kamnaskires VIII (c. 1- c. 15 AD)
- Kamnaskires IX (c. 15- c. 25 AD)
- Orodes I (c. 25- c. 50 AD)
- Orodes II (c. 50- c. 70 AD) son of Orodes I
- Phraates (c. 70- c. 90 AD) son of Orodes (I or II)
- Orodes III (c. 90- c. 100 AD) son of Orodes II
- Kamnaskires-Orodes (c. 100- c. 120 AD) son of Orodes II
- Ariobarzanes (c. 125 AD)
- OsroesOsroes I of ParthiaOsroes I of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire c. 109–129. He succeeded his brother Pacorus II. For the whole of his reign he contended with the rival king Vologases III based in the east of Parthia....
(c. 125-c. 130 AD) - Unknown King I (c. 130- c. 140 AD)
- Orodes IV & Ulpan (c. 140- c. 160 AD)
- Abarbasi (c. 160- c. 170 AD)
- Orodes V (c. 170- c. 180 AD) son of Beldusa
- VologasesVologases IV of ParthiaVologases IV of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire from 147 to 191. The son of Mithridates IV of Parthia , he united the two halves of the empire which had been split between his father and Vologases III of Parthia...
(c. 180- c. 190 AD) - Unknown King II (c. 190- c. 210 AD)
- Unknown King III (c. 210- c. 220 AD)
- Orodes VI (c. 220- 224 AD)
Kings of CharaceneCharaceneCharacene, also known as Mesene , was a kingdom within the Parthian Empire at the head of the Persian Gulf. Its capital was Charax Spasinou, "The Fort of Hyspaosines"...
c.170 BC–c.222 AD
- HyspaosinesHyspaosinesHyspaosines or Aspasine was a satrap installed by Antiochus IV Epiphanes and later the first king of Characene or Mesene . Hyspaosines is mainly known from coins, but also appears in texts of cuneiform script...
c. 127–122/21 BC - ApodakosApodakosApodakos was a king of Characene, a vassal kingdom of the Parthian Empire.Apodakos is known from his silver and bronze coins, only some of which are dated. The dated coins belong to the years 110/09 to 104/3 BC....
c. 110/09-104/03 BC - Tiraios I 95/94-90/89 BC
- Tiraios II 79/78-49/48 BC
- Artabazos 49/48-48/47 BC
- Attambelos I 47/46-25/24 BC
- Theonesios I c. 19/18
- Attambalos II c. 17/16 BC - AD 8/9
- Abinergaos IAbinergaos IAbinergaos I, also known as Abinerglus, was the king of Characene during the second decade of the Christian era. The years of his reign are not known beyond a few coins. The coins are dated to the years AD 10/11, 11/12, 13/14 and 22/23. However he appears to be Abbinerigos mentioned by Josephus....
10/11; 22/23 - Orabazes I c. 19
- Attambalos III c. 37/38-44/45
- Theonesios II c. 46/47
- Theonesios III c. 52/53
- Attambalos IV 54/55-64/65
- Attambalos V 64/65-73/74
- Orabazes II c. 73-80
- Pakoros (II) 80-101/02 king of Iran
- Attambalos VI c. 101/02-105/06
- Theonesios IV c. 110/11-112/113
- Attambalos VII 113/14-117
- Meredates c. 131-150/51 son of Pakoros (II) king of Iran
- Orabazes III c. 150/51-165
- Abinergaios II (?) c. 165-180
- Attambalos VIII c. 180-195 (?)
- Maga (?) c. 195-210
- Abinergaos III c. 210-222
Kings of Osrhoene 132 BC–c.293 AD
- Aryu (132132 BCYear 132 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laenas and Rupilius...
–127 BC127 BCYear 127 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ravilla and Cinna...
) - Abdu bar Maz'ur (127127 BCYear 127 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ravilla and Cinna...
–120 BC120 BCYear 120 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Manilius and Carbo...
) - Fradhasht bar Gebar'u (120120 BCYear 120 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Manilius and Carbo...
–115 BC115 BCYear 115 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scaurus and Metellus...
) - Bakru I bar Fradhasht (115115 BCYear 115 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scaurus and Metellus...
–112 BC112 BCYear 112 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Drusus and Caesoninus...
) - Bakru II bar Bakru (112112 BCYear 112 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Drusus and Caesoninus...
–94 BC94 BCYear 94 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caldus and Ahenobarbus...
) - Ma'nu I (94 BC94 BCYear 94 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caldus and Ahenobarbus...
) - Abgar I Piqa (9494 BCYear 94 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caldus and Ahenobarbus...
–68 BC68 BCYear 68 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Metellus/Vatia and Rex...
) - Abgar II bar AbgarAbgar II of OsroeneAbgar II was an Assyrian/Syriac king of Edessa in Osroene . In 64 BC He sided with the Romans helping Pompey's legate Lucius Afranius when the latter occupied northern Mesopotamia, but it is alleged that he helped to betray Marcus Crassus by leading him out onto an open plain, resulting in 53 BC...
(6868 BCYear 68 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Metellus/Vatia and Rex...
–52 BC52 BCYear 52 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pompeius and Scipio...
) - Ma'nu II (5252 BCYear 52 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pompeius and Scipio...
–34 BC34 BCYear 34 BC was either a common year starting on Friday, Saturday or Sunday or a leap year starting on Friday or Saturday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Proleptic Julian calendar...
) - Paqor (3434 BCYear 34 BC was either a common year starting on Friday, Saturday or Sunday or a leap year starting on Friday or Saturday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Proleptic Julian calendar...
–29 BC29 BCYear 29 BC was either a common year starting on Friday or Saturday or a leap year starting on Thursday, Friday or Saturday of the Julian calendar and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Proleptic Julian calendar...
) - Abgar III (2929 BCYear 29 BC was either a common year starting on Friday or Saturday or a leap year starting on Thursday, Friday or Saturday of the Julian calendar and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Proleptic Julian calendar...
–26 BC26 BCYear 26 BC was either a common year starting on Tuesday or Wednesday or a leap year starting on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Proleptic Julian calendar...
) - Abgar IV Sumaqa (2626 BCYear 26 BC was either a common year starting on Tuesday or Wednesday or a leap year starting on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Proleptic Julian calendar...
–23 BC23 BCYear 23 BC was either a common year starting on Saturday or Sunday or a leap year starting on Friday, Saturday or Sunday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Proleptic Julian calendar...
) - Ma'nu III Saphul (2323 BCYear 23 BC was either a common year starting on Saturday or Sunday or a leap year starting on Friday, Saturday or Sunday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Proleptic Julian calendar...
–4 BC4 BCYear 4 BC was a common year starting on Tuesday or Wednesday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Proleptic Julian calendar...
) - Abgar V Ukkama bar Ma'nu (Abgarus of Edessa) (4 BC4 BCYear 4 BC was a common year starting on Tuesday or Wednesday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Proleptic Julian calendar...
–AD 77Year 7 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Metellus and Nerva...
) - Ma'nu IV bar Ma'nu (AD 77Year 7 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Metellus and Nerva...
–1313Year 13 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silius and Plancus...
) - Abgar V Ukkama bar Ma'nu (1313Year 13 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silius and Plancus...
–5050Year 50 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vetus and Nerullinus...
) - Ma'nu V bar Abgar (5050Year 50 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vetus and Nerullinus...
–5757Year 57 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Piso...
) - Ma'nu VI bar Abgar (5757Year 57 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Piso...
–7171Year 71 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Nerva...
) - Abgar VI bar Ma'nu (7171Year 71 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Nerva...
–9191Year 91 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Glabrio and Traianus...
) - Sanatruk (9191Year 91 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Glabrio and Traianus...
–109109Year 109 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Palma and Tullus...
) - Abgar VII bar Ezad (109109Year 109 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Palma and Tullus...
–116116Year 116 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lamia and Vetus...
)- Roman interregnum 116116Year 116 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lamia and Vetus...
–118118Year 118 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hadrianus and Fuscus...
- Roman interregnum 116
- Yalur (118118Year 118 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hadrianus and Fuscus...
–122122Year 122 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aviola and Neratius...
, co-ruler with Parthamaspates) - ParthamaspatesParthamaspates of ParthiaParthamaspates, Roman client king of Parthia and later of Osroene, was the son of the Parthian emperor Osroes I.After spending much of his life in Roman exile, he accompanied the Roman Emperor Trajan on the latter's campaign to conquer Parthia...
(118118Year 118 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hadrianus and Fuscus...
–123123Year 123 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paetinus and Apronianus...
) - Ma'nu VII bar Ezad (123123Year 123 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paetinus and Apronianus...
–139139Year 139 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hadrianus and Praesens...
) - Ma'nu VIII bar Ma'nu (139139Year 139 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hadrianus and Praesens...
–163163Year 163 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laelianus and Pastor...
) - Wa'il bar Sahru (163163Year 163 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laelianus and Pastor...
–165165Year 165 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Orfitus and Pudens...
) - Ma'nu VIII bar Ma'nu (165165Year 165 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Orfitus and Pudens...
–167167Year 167 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Quadratus...
) - Abgar VIII (167167Year 167 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Quadratus...
–177177Year 177 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Commodus and Plautius...
) - Abgar IX (the great)Abgar IX of OsroeneLucius Aelius Megas Abgar IX was a Syriac ruler of Osroene from AD 177 to 212.Andrew Louth in his "Who's Who in Eusebius" at the end of G. A. Williamson's translation of Eusebius of Caesarea's Ecclesiastical History gives the dates of Abgar's reign as from 179-214.During the reign of Abgar the...
(177177Year 177 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Commodus and Plautius...
–212212Year 212 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Asper and Camilius...
) - Abgar X Severus bar Ma'nu (212212Year 212 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Asper and Camilius...
–214214Year 214 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Suetrius...
) - Abgar (X) Severus Bar Abgar (IX) Rabo (214214Year 214 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Suetrius...
–216216Year 216 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Anullinus...
) - Ma’nu (IX) Bar Abgar (X) Severus (216216Year 216 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Anullinus...
–242242Year 242 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gratus and Lepidus...
) - Abgar (XI) Farhat Bar Ma’nu (IX) (242242Year 242 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gratus and Lepidus...
–244244Year 244 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Armenius and Aemilianus...
)
Kings of AdiabeneAdiabeneAdiabene was an ancient Assyrian independent kingdom in Mesopotamia, with its capital at Arbela...
c.69 BC–c.310 AD
- Izates IIzates IIzates I was king of Adiabene in the late 1st century BCE and father of Helena of Adiabene and Monobaz I. As the custom of that time dictated, Helana and Monobaz were married....
(c. 15 AD) - Bazeus Monobazus IMonobaz IMonobaz I was king of the neo Assyrian Parthian client state of Adiabene in the 20s and 30s of the 1st century CE. He was the husband of Queen Helena of Adiabene. With Helena he fathered Izates bar Monobaz and Monobaz II....
(20?–30?) - Heleni (c. 30–58)
- Izates II bar MonobazusIzates bar MonobazIzates II or Izates bar Monobaz was a proselyte to Judaism who became King of the Parthian client kingdom of Adiabene. He was the son of Queen Helena of Adiabene and Monobaz I. During his youth he was sent by his father to the court of King Abinergaos I of Characene in Charax Spasinu...
(c. 34–58) - VologasesVologasesVologases, also seen as Vologaeses, Vologaesus, Vologeses, Ologases, Valarsh , and Balash was the name of six kings of Parthia:*Vologases I c. 51–78*Vologases II c. 77–80...
(a Parthian rebel opposing Izates II) (c. 50) - Monobazus II bar MonobazusMonobaz IIMonobaz II or Monobaz bar Monobaz was the son of Helena of Adiabene and Monobaz I. Like his younger brother Izates bar Monobaz and his mother, Monobaz became a convert to Judaism. He ruled as king of Adiabene after the death of his brother Izates around 55 CE...
(58 – middle of the 70s) - MeharaspesMeharaspesMeharaspes was the Parthian client king of Adiabene in the early 2nd century CE. He was defeated by Trajan in 116; Adiabene was incorporated into the short-lived Roman province of Mesopotamia....
(?–116)- To the Roman EmpireRoman EmpireThe Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
(116–117)
- To the Roman Empire
- Narsai of Adiabene (c. 170–200)
- Shahrat (Shahrad) (c. 220)
- To the Sassanid EmpireSassanid EmpireThe Sassanid Empire , known to its inhabitants as Ērānshahr and Ērān in Middle Persian and resulting in the New Persian terms Iranshahr and Iran , was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, ruled by the Sasanian Dynasty from 224 to 651...
(226–649)
- To the Sassanid Empire
- Ardashir IIArdashir IIArdashir II was the tenth Sassanid King of Persia from 379 to 383.He is believed by some to be the son and by others to be the brother of his predecessor, Shapur II...
(344-376) - Aphraates (c. 310)
Kings of AtropateneAtropateneAtropatene was an ancient kingdom established and ruled under local ethnic Iranian dynasts first with "Darius" of Persia and later "Alexander" of Macedonia, starting in the 4th century BC and includes the territory of modern-day Iranian Azarbaijan and Iranian Kurdistan. Its capital was Gazaca...
c.330 BC–c.18 AD
- Artabazanes, ruled 221 BCE or 220 BCE, a contemporary of Antiochus III the GreatAntiochus III the GreatAntiochus III the Great Seleucid Greek king who became the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire as a youth of about eighteen in 223 BC. Antiochus was an ambitious ruler who ruled over Greater Syria and western Asia towards the end of the 3rd century BC...
. - Ariobarzanes I, (b. 85 BCE-d. 56 BCE), ruled from 65 BCE to 56 BCE.
- Artavasdes IArtavasdes I of Media AtropateneArtavasdes I was a king of Media Atropatene. As an enemy of Artavasdes II of Armenia and his son Artaxias II, Artavasdes I was mentioned in diplomatic affairs of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Mark Anthony.- Biography :...
, (b. 65 BCE-d. 20 BCE), ruled from 56 BCE to 31 BCE, a son-in-law of Antiochus I Theos of CommageneAntiochus I Theos of CommageneAntiochus I Theos Dikaios Epiphanes Philorhomaios Philhellenos Antiochus I Theos Dikaios Epiphanes Philorhomaios Philhellenos Antiochus I Theos Dikaios Epiphanes Philorhomaios Philhellenos (Greek: о Αντίοχος Θεός Δίκαιος Επιφανής Φιλορωμαίος Φιλέλλην, meaning Antiochos, a just, eminent god, friend...
. - Ariobarzanes II, (b. 40 BCE-d. AD 2Ad 2Ad 2 is a division of the American Advertising Federation , the country's largest advertising advocacy group. Ad 2 provides young advertising, marketing and communication professionals the contacts, education and leadership opportunities they need to become tomorrow's industry leaders.Ad 2 has...
), ruled from 28 BCE to 8 BCE, also as Aristobanes, king of Armenia from 2 BCE to AD 2Ad 2Ad 2 is a division of the American Advertising Federation , the country's largest advertising advocacy group. Ad 2 provides young advertising, marketing and communication professionals the contacts, education and leadership opportunities they need to become tomorrow's industry leaders.Ad 2 has...
. - Artavasdes III, (b. 20 BCE-d. AD 4), as Artavasdes IV, king of Armenia from AD 2Ad 2Ad 2 is a division of the American Advertising Federation , the country's largest advertising advocacy group. Ad 2 provides young advertising, marketing and communication professionals the contacts, education and leadership opportunities they need to become tomorrow's industry leaders.Ad 2 has...
to AD 4.