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Arsaces I of Parthia

280 BC - 217 BC

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Arsaces I (; from Ancient Greek: Ἀρσάκης; in Parthian: 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊‎, romanized: Aršak) was the first king of Parthia, ruling from 247 BC to 217 BC, as well as the founder and eponym of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia. The leader of the Parni, one of the three tribes of the Dahae confederacy, Arsaces founded his dynasty in the mid-3rd century BC when he conquered the satrapy of Parthia (now shared between Turkmenistan and Iran) from Andragoras, who had rebelled against the Seleucid Empire. He spent the rest of his reign consolidating his rule in the region, and successfully stopped the Seleucid efforts to reconquer Parthia. Due to Arsaces' achievements, he became a popular figure amongst the Arsacid monarchs, who used his name as a royal honorific. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arsaces I of Parthia is the 3,686th most popular politician (up from 3,692nd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Iran (up from 138th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Iranian Politician.

Arsaces I of Parthia was most famous for his military conquests and for being the first Parthian king to mint coins.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Arsaces I of Parthia ranks 3,686 out of 19,576. Before him are Dong Biwu, Marcel Cerdan, Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Ferdinand II of Naples, Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, and Condoleezza Rice. After him are Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Zoltán of Hungary, Drusus Julius Caesar, Chivu Stoica, Cecrops I, and Manuel Godoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 280 BC, Arsaces I of Parthia ranks 5. Before him are Han Fei, Li Si, Livius Andronicus, and Philo of Byzantium. After him are Conon of Samos, Ariamnes of Cappadocia, Pyrrhus II of Epirus, Nicomedes, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Among people deceased in 217 BC, Arsaces I of Parthia ranks 1. After him are Gaius Flaminius, and Pinnes.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Arsaces I of Parthia ranks 127 out of 631. Before him are Abbas III (1732), Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), Abu Hanifa Dinawari (815), Jahan Shah (1397), Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933), and Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi (1155). After him are Haji Bektash Veli (1209), Shahnaz Pahlavi (1940), Amytis of Media (-630), Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808), Vologases IV (150), and Phraates IV (-90).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Arsaces I of Parthia ranks 75. Before him are Tahmasp II (1704), Muhammad I Tapar (1082), Abbas III (1732), Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), Jahan Shah (1397), and Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933). After him are Amytis of Media (-630), Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808), Vologases IV (150), Phraates IV (-90), Vologases VI (200), and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853).

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