User:HistoryofIran/Mithridates II of Parthia
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Mithridates II (also spelled Mithradates II or Mihrdad II; Parthian: 𐭌𐭄𐭓𐭃𐭕) was king of Parthian Empire from 124 to 88 BC. He was known as "the Great" in antiquity.[1] He was the first Parthian ruler to regularly use the title of "King of Kings", thus stressing the Parthian association with the Achaemenid Empire. Considered one of the most prominent monarchs of the ancient East, his reign marked the rise of the Parthians as an important power.[2][3] He spent most of his reign consolidating his rule in the Near East, successfully re-conquering Babylonia, and turning the kingdoms of Armenia, Adiabene, Characene, Gordyene and Osrhoene into vassal states.[3] He also captured Dura-Europos in Syria, and restored Parthian authority in Sakastan, which was given as a fief to the House of Suren.[4][5] During the last years of his reign, however, his empire fell into disarray, with the Parthian nobility having enough authority to challenge the Parthian king periodically, including a rival monarch named Sinatruces, who claimed the throne from c. 92 BC.[3] Following Mithridates II's death in 88 BC, one of his sons, Gotarzes I, ruled Babylonia, while another son, Orodes I, ruled the eastern territories of the empire separately.[6]
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Mithridates II 𐭌𐭄𐭓𐭃𐭕 | |
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King of Kings | |
King of the Parthian Empire | |
Reign | 124-88 BC |
Predecessor | Artabanus I |
Successor | Gotarzes I Orodes I |
Died | 88 BC |
Dynasty | Arsacid dynasty |
Father | Artabanus I |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |