Atropatene
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Atropatene was an ancient kingdom in northwestern Iran, roughly corresponding to modern Iranian Azerbaijan, that emerged after the breakup of Alexander the Great’s empire.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient kingdom
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Caspian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ganzak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culture | Iranian with Hellenistic influences ⓘ |
| emergedAfter | breakup of Alexander the Great’s empire ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Iranian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | from Old Iranian *Āturpātakān ‘land of Atropates’ ⓘ |
| existedFrom | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| existedUntil | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Atropates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | strong local dynasty descended from Atropates ⓘ |
| language | Median NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterAdministrativeSuccessor | Sasanian province of Adurbadagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ancient Near East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernNameDerivedFrom | Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryIncludes |
Ardabil Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Azerbaijan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ West Azerbaijan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Zanjan Province ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Atropates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi‑independent kingdom under larger empires ⓘ |
| predecessor | Achaemenid Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionNamePreservedIn |
Middle Persian Adurbadagan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Persian Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| regionType | satrapy in late Achaemenid period ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| roughlyCorrespondsTo | modern Iranian Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| rulingDynastyOrigin | Achaemenid satrapal nobility ⓘ |
| sometimesVassalOf |
Parthian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled routes between Mesopotamia and the Caucasus ⓘ |
| successor |
Kingdom of Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian Adurbadagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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