Mithridates V of Parthia

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Coin of Mithridates V, Ecbatana mint

Mithridates V (Parthian: 𐭌𐭄𐭓𐭃𐭕 Mihrdāt) was a Parthian contender from 129 to 140. Sources claim he was either a son of Pacorus II[1] or a brother of Osroes I.[2][3] His son, Vologases IV of Parthia (147–191), took the throne after the death of Vologases III in 147.

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Malalas, Chronographia, Book 11, 1-6; seeː A. D. H. Bivar, The Political History of Iran under the Arsadis, in: E. Yarshater (editor), The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3: The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanid Periods, Part 1, 1981, ISBN 978-0-521-20092-9, p. 91
  2. ^ André Verstandig, Histoire de l'Empire parthe (-250 à 227), Bruxelles, Le Cri Histoire édition, 2001
  3. ^ https://iranicaonline.org/pages/chronology-1

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Mithridates V of Parthia
Preceded by King of the Parthian Empire
129–140
Succeeded by