Artabanus I
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ruler of the Parthian Empire 128–124 BC
Key facts
- 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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Parthian Empire
- Place of birth
- Parthian Empire
- Place of death
- Parthian Empire
- Father
- Phriapatius of Parthia
- Sibling
- Mithridates I of Parthia
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Image
- Coin of Artabanus I, Seleucia mint.jpg
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Artabanos I of Parthia
- date of birth
- 0200-01-01
- date of death
- 0124-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Artabanus I (Parthian: 𐭍𐭐𐭕𐭓 Ardawān), incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus II, was king of the Parthian Empire, ruling briefly from c. 127 to 124/3 BC. 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.
Name
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