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Elymais
Parthian vassal state (147 BC–224 AD) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elymais or Elamais (Ἐλυμαΐς, Hellenic form of the more ancient name, Elam) was an autonomous state of the 2nd century BC to the early 3rd century AD, frequently a vassal under Parthian control. It was located at the head of the Persian Gulf in Susiana (the present-day region of Khuzestan, Iran).[1] Most of the population probably descended from the ancient Elamites,[1] who once had control of that area.
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Elymais | |||||||||
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147 BC–221/222 AD | |||||||||
![]() Approximate extent of Elymais in 51 BC. | |||||||||
Status | Autonomous state, frequently a vassal of the Parthian Empire | ||||||||
Capital | Susa | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
King of Elymais | |||||||||
• ca. 147 BC | Kamnaskires I Soter | ||||||||
• 221/222 AD | Orodes V | ||||||||
Historical era | Classical antiquity | ||||||||
• Established | 147 BC | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 221/222 AD | ||||||||
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