List of rulers of Parthian sub-kingdoms
- Vonones 12–16, former king of Parthia
- Orodes 16–18 son of Artabanus III king of Parthia
- Artaxias III 18–35
- Arsaces I 35 son of Artabanus III
- Orodes 35
- Mithridates I 35–37 son of Mithridates (II) king of Iberia
- Orodes 37–42 again
- Mithridates I 42–52 again
- Rhadamistus 52–54 son of Pharasmanes (III) king of Iberia
- Tiridates I 54–60 son of Vonones II king of Parthia & Medes
- Tigranes VI 60–62 from the house of Herod
- Tiridates I 62–c. 75 again
- ?Vologases (I) c. 75–89 (Probably Vologases II of Parthia)
- Sanatruk 89–109 (Probably son of Vologases II of Parthia)
- Axidares (Ashkhadar) 110–113 son of Pacorus II king of Parthia
- Parthamasiris (Partamasir) 113–114 son of Pacorus II king of Parthia
- Roman province 114–115
- Mithridates II 115–116 brother of Osroes I
- Sanatruces II 116 son of Mithridates II
- Orontes V 116–118 son of Abgar VII king of Osrhoene
- Vologases I 116–138/144
- Sohaemus 144–161
- Pacorus 161–164 (Aurelius Pacorus)
- Sohaemus 164–171 again
- Tiridates (II) 171
- Sohaemus 171–186 again
- Vologases II 186–198 son of Tigranes (king of sophene ?)
- ?Sanatruces III 198–215
- Khosrov I 215–216 son of Vologases II
- 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 279–287
- Tiridates (V) 287–298
- Tiridates III 298–330
- Sanatruces IV 330 usurper
- Khosrov III 330–338
- Tigranes VII 338–351
- Arsaces II (Arshak II) 351–367
- Papas (Pap) 367–374
- Varasdates (Varazdat) 374–378
- Vologases III 378–386 co-ruler with Arsaces III (Arshak III)
- Arsaces III 378–389 co-ruler with Vologases III then Khosrov IV
- Khosrov IV 386–392 co-ruler with Arsaces III & then alone
- Vramshapuh 392–414
- Khosrov IV 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 I Sassanid king of Iran
- Artaxias IV (Artashir IV) 422–428
Arsacids of Media 144 BC – 232 AD
- Vologases (Bagasha) 144–122 BC[1]
- Arsaces 122–111[1]
- Artaxerxes 111–97[1]
- Artabanus 97–88[1]
- Mithridates 88–67[1]
- Darius 67–65[1]
- Mithridates 65–55
- Orodes 55–50
- Pacorus 50–38
- ?Tiridates c. 30–25
- ?Mithridates 12–9 BC[2]
- ?Orodes c. 4–6 AD
- Artabanus 9–12 AD
- Vonones c. 45–51
- Pacorus 51–75 son of Vonones
- Arsaces c. 136 AD
- ?Pacorus to 163 AD
- Vologases to 208
- Artabanus 213–226
- Pacorus from 226 AD son of Artabanus
- Vachagan I the Brave
- Vache I
- Urnayr
- Vachagan II
- Mirhavan
- Satoy
- Asay
- Aswagen
- Vache
- Vachagan III the Pious
Arsacids of Hyrcania c. 170 BC – c. 230 AD
- Arsaces c. 165 BC son of Phraates I
- Himerus to 129 BC
- Otanes c. 70 BC
- Artabanus c. 9–40 AD
- Gotarzes 40–51 AD
Kings of Sistan c. 20 –c. 240 AD
- Main Indo-Parthian rulers
- Gondophares I (c. 20 BC – first years AD) Coin
- Gondophares II Sarpedones (first years AD – c. 20 AD)Coin
- Abdagases I (first years AD – mid-1st century AD) Coin
- Gondophares III Gadana, previously Orthagnes (c. 20 AD – 30 AD?)
- Gondophares IV Sases, previously Sases, (mid-1st century AD)
- Pacores (late 1st century AD) Coin
- ? cont. with Phraates V
- ? cont. with Artabanus II
- ? cont. with Gotarzes II and Vardanes I
- D... c. 50 AD
- Po... cont. with Vologases I
- Sanabares c. 2nd half of the 1st century AD
- Pacores 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 century
- ? 1st half of the 3rd century
- ? c. 250 AD
Kings of Persis[4] c. 230 BC – c. 210 AD
Name |
Date |
Family Relations |
Note |
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 |
|
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 |
1 |
Worod |
mry´ |
|
|
|
2 |
Ma’nu |
mry´ |
|
|
|
3 |
Elkud |
mry´ |
155/156 AD |
|
|
4 |
Nashrihab |
mry´ |
128/29 - 137/38 AD |
|
|
5 |
Naṣru |
mry´ |
128/29 - 176/77 |
|
|
6 |
Wolgash I |
mry´ and mlk - King |
|
|
|
7 |
Sanatruq I |
mry´ and mlk - King |
176/177 AD |
|
ruled together with Wolgash I |
8 |
Wolgash (II?) |
|
|
son of Wolgash (I) |
|
9 |
Abdsamiya |
mlk - King |
192/93 - 201/202 AD |
|
Supported the Roman emperor Pescennius Niger |
10 |
Sanatruq II |
mlk - King |
207/08 - 229/230 AD |
|
|
Kings of Elymais[5] 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. 139/138 BC)
- Tigraios (c. 138/137 – c. 133/132 bc)
- Darius (before c. 129 BC)
- Kamnaskires III Megas Nikephorus (c. 85 BC)
- Kamnaskires IV (c. 82/81–c. 76/75 BC) with Anzaze (his Queen)
- Kamnaskires V[6] (c. 73/72–c. 46 BC)
- Kamnaskires VI[7] (c. 46–c. 28 BC)
- Kamnaskires VII[8] (c. 28 BC – c. 1 AD)
- Kamnaskires VIII[9] (c. 1–c. 15 AD)
- Kamnaskires IX[10] (c. 15–c. 25 AD)
- Orodes I (c. 25–c. 50 AD)
- Orodes II (c. 50–c. 70 AD) son of Orodes I
- Phraates[11] (c. 70–c. 90 AD) son of Orodes (I or II)
- Orodes III[12] (c. 90–c. 100 AD) son of Orodes II
- Kamnaskires-Orodes[13] (c. 100–c. 120 AD) son of Orodes II
- Ariobarzanes (c. 125 AD)
- Osroes (c. 125–c. 130 AD)
- Unknown King I (c. 130–c. 140 AD)
- Orodes IV[14] & Ulpan (c. 140–c. 160 AD)
- Abarbasi[15] (c. 160–c. 170 AD)
- Orodes V[16] (c. 170–c. 180 AD) son of Beldusa
- Vologases[17] (c. 180–c. 190 AD)
- Unknown King II[18] (c. 190–c. 210 AD)
- Unknown King III[19] (c. 210–c. 220 AD)
- Orodes VI[20] (c. 220 – 224 AD)
Kings of Characene[21] c. 170 BC–c. 222 AD
- Hyspaosines c. 127–122/121 BC
- Apodakos c. 110/109-104/103 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 BC
- Attambalos II c. 17/16 BC - AD 8/9
- Abinergaos I 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. 150/151-165
- 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 (132–127 BC)
- Abdu bar Maz'ur (127–120 BC)
- Fradhasht bar Gebar'u (120–115 BC)
- Bakru I bar Fradhasht (115–112 BC)
- Bakru II bar Bakru (112–94 BC)
- Ma'nu I (94 BC)
- Abgar I Piqa (94–68 BC)
- Abgar II bar Abgar (68–52 BC)
- Ma'nu II (52–34 BC)
- Paqor (34–29 BC)
- Abgar III (29–26 BC)
- Abgar IV Sumaqa (26–23 BC)
- Ma'nu III Saphul (23–4 BC)
- Abgar V Ukkama bar Ma'nu (Abgarus of Edessa) (4 BC–7 AD)
- Ma'nu IV bar Ma'nu (7–13 AD)
- Abgar V Ukkama bar Ma'nu (13–50)
- Ma'nu V bar Abgar (50–57)
- Ma'nu VI bar Abgar (57–71)
- Abgar VI bar Ma'nu (71–91)
- Sanatruk (91–109)
- Abgar VII bar Ezad (109–116)
- Roman interregnum 116–118
- Yalur (118–122, co-ruler with Parthamaspates)
- Parthamaspates (118–123)
- Ma'nu VII bar Ezad (123–139)
- Ma'nu VIII bar Ma'nu (139–163)
- Wa'il bar Sahru (163–165)
- Ma'nu VIII bar Ma'nu (165–167)
- Abgar VIII (167–177)
- Abgar IX (the great) (177–212)
- Abgar X Severus bar Ma'nu (212–214)
- Abgar (X) Severus Bar Abgar (IX) Rabo (214–216)
- Ma’nu (IX) Bar Abgar (X) Severus (216–242)
- Abgar (XI) Farhat Bar Ma’nu (IX) (242–244)
Kings of Adiabene c. 69 BC – c. 310 AD
- Izates I (c. 15 AD)
- Bazeus Monobazus I (20?–30?)
- Heleni (c. 30–58)
- Izates II bar Monobazus (c. 34–58)
- Vologases (a Parthian rebel opposing Izates II) (c. 50)
- Monobazus II bar Monobazus (58 – middle of the 70s)
- Meharaspes (?–116)
- Narsai of Adiabene (c. 170–200)
- Shahrat (Shahrad) (c. 220)
- Ardashir II (344–376)
- Aphraates (c. 310)
Kings of Korduene c. 140 BC – c. 230 AD
- Zarbenus until c. 69 BC. Killed by Tigranes II
Notes and references
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ghashghai, H.R., "The successors of Mithridates II"
- ↑ Josephus Flavius, Antiquities of the Jews, Book XVI, Ch.8.4
- ↑ Baratin, 2009.
- ↑ Wiesehöfer, 1996, p. 319.
- ↑ Wiesehöfer, 1996, p. 318. Pakzadian, 2007, pp. 56-57 & VII-X.
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: Kamnaskires V, VI, VII, VIII and IX.
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: Kamnaskires X and XI.
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: Kamnaskires XII and XIII.
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: Kamnaskires XIV and XV.
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: Late Kamnaskires Successors types 1, 2 and 3.
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: Phraates I, II and III.
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: Orodes III and IV.
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: Kamnaskires-Orodes I and II.
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: Orodes V, VI and VII.
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: 1st Unknown King (A)
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: Unknown Kings 2nd(B), 3rd(C) and 4th(D)
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: Vologases I and II.
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: Unknown Kings 5th(E), 6th(F) and 7th(G)
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: Unknown Kings 8th(H) and 9th(I)
- ↑ According to Pakzadian, 2007: 10th Unknown King (J)
- ↑ Wiesehöfer, 1996, pp. 317-318.
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- Ghashghai, H.R., "The successors of Mithridates II", Bulletin of Ancient Iranian History (UCLA), vol. 5, March 2009.(in Persian)
- Josephus Flavius, Antiquities of the Jews.
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