Media Atropatene
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Media Atropatene was an ancient kingdom in northwestern Iran, centered in the region of Atropatene (later Azerbaijan), that played a strategic role between the Hellenistic and Parthian worlds.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient kingdom
ⓘ
former monarchy ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| approximateEndCentury | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| approximateFormationCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Greater Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ganzak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Hellenistic
ⓘ
Iranian NERFINISHED ⓘ Parthian ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
diplomatic relations with Rome
ⓘ
wars with Armenia ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Iranian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parthian period ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hadTitleOfRuler | king ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Atropates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantCity |
Ganzak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Praaspa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | strategic position between Mesopotamia and the Caucasus ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Classical sources
ⓘ
Greek historians ⓘ Roman historians ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Median
ⓘ
Middle Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iranian plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernEquivalent |
Iranian Azerbaijan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Azerbaijan (partly) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Atropates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iranian cultural sphere
ⓘ
ancient Media ⓘ |
| predecessor | Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCenter | Atropatene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Atropatid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | buffer state between Hellenistic kingdoms and Parthian Empire ⓘ |
| successor |
Sasanian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian province of Adurbadagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vassalOf |
Parthian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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