Mithridates II of Parthia

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Mithridates II of Parthia was a powerful 2nd–1st century BCE Parthian king who greatly expanded the empire’s territory, strengthened its political institutions, and established it as a major power in the ancient Near East.

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Mithridates II of Parthia canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arsacid ruler
Parthian king
ancient Iranian ruler
monarch
assertedSuzeraintyOver Adiabene
Armenia
Characene
capitalCity Ctesiphon
coinageDepicts royal diadem
coinageLanguage Aramaic
Greek
culture Parthian
dynasty Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
surface form: Arsacid dynasty
engagedIn diplomatic contacts with Han China
diplomatic contacts with Rome
wars in Armenia
wars in Mesopotamia
epithet the Great
era 1st century BCE
2nd century BCE
expandedEmpire Elam
Media
Mesopotamia
parts of Armenia
parts of Bactria
father Artabanus I of Parthia
foreignRelations Imperial China
surface form: Han China

Kingdom of Armenia
Roman Republic
Seleucid Empire
knownFor consolidation of Parthian power
establishing Parthia as a major Near Eastern power
territorial expansion of Parthia
madeMajorPower Parthian Empire
name Mithridates II
surface form: Mithradates II

Mithridates II
predecessor Artabanus I of Parthia
realm Parthian Empire
regionRuled Iran
Mesopotamia
parts of Central Asia
reignEnd c. 88 BCE
reignStart c. 124 BCE
religion Iranian polytheism
strengthened Parthian central authority
Parthian political institutions
successor Gotarzes I of Parthia
title Arsaces I of Parthia
surface form: Arsaces

King of Kings
usedTitle King of Kings of the Arsacids

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Parthian Empire notableRuler Mithridates II of Parthia
Antiochus VII Sidetes opponent Mithridates II of Parthia