Sanatruk
Sign in to saveSanatruk (Latinized as Sanatruces) was a member of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia who succeeded Tiridates I of Armenia as King of Armenia at the end of the 1st century. He was also King of Osroene (reigned 91–109), a historic kingdom located in Mesopotamia.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Sanatruk
- Royalty.image
- Sanatruk and Avde after three days in snow storm.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Sanatruk and Avde after three days in snow storm
- Royalty.succession1
- King of Armenia
- Royalty.reign1
- ?–109 AD
- Royalty.predecessor1
- Tiridates I
- Royalty.successor1
- Axidares
- Royalty.succession2
- King of Osroene
- Royalty.reign2
- 91–109 AD
- Royalty.predecessor2
- Abgar VI
- Royalty.successor2
- Abgar VII
- Royalty.burial_place
- Arshakid Mausoleum
- Royalty.issue
- Ghadama, St. Sandukht
- Royalty.house
- Arsacid
- Royalty.house type
- House
- Royalty.father
- Meherdates, son of Vologases I
- Royalty.mother
- Awde of Osroene
- Royalty.religion
- Zoroastrian
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Reign
- Death
- Successors of Sanatruces
- See also
- Bibliography
- References
Sanatruk (Latinized as Sanatruces) was a member of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia who succeeded Tiridates I of Armenia as King of Armenia at the end of the 1st century. He was also King of Osroene (reigned 91–109), a historic kingdom located in Mesopotamia.
== Biography == Information regarding his life remains scarce. By cross-referencing various sources, it is generally suggested that Sanatruces reigned during the 2nd century. Some scholars propose that he succeeded Tiridates between 75 and 110 AD; however, this hypothesis lacks definitive evidence and has been rejected by others.
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