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Parthian Empire
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second ancient Iranian Empire (247 BC–224 AD)
The Parthian Empire was an ancient Iranian state that ruled a vast territory from 247 BC to 224 AD, becoming one of the major powers of the ancient world. It matters because it controlled important trade routes between East and West, influenced the development of the Silk Road, and served as a major rival to the Roman Empire for centuries.
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It sits within the topics 1st-millennium disestablishments in Asia, 224 disestablishments and 240s BC establishments.
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- Instance of
- periodization
- Named after
- Parthia
- Religion
- Babylonian religion
- Country
- Parthian Empire
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Hecatompylos
- Official language
- Babylonian
- Currency
- Parthian coins
- Form of government
- feudal monarchy
- Shares border with
- Roman Empire
- Founded by
- Arsaces I of Parthia
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- described by source
- History of Northern Dynasties
- Commons category
- Parthia
- topic's main category
- Category:Parthian Empire
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 0224-00-00
- inception
- 0247-00-00
- culture
- Greater Iran
- office held by head of state
- King of Kings
- replaces
- Seleucid Empire
- official residence
- Hecatompylos
- official religion
- Mithraic mysteries
- language used
- Parthian
- replaced by
- Sasanian Empire
- different from
- Indo-Parthian kingdom
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- category of associated people
- Category:People from the Parthian Empire
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