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Mithridates II of Parthia

150 BC - 88 BC

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Mithridates II (also spelled Mithradates II or Mihrdad II; Parthian: 𐭌𐭄𐭓𐭃𐭕 Mihrdāt) was king of the Parthian Empire from 124 to 91 BC. Considered one of the greatest of his dynasty to ever rule, he was known as Mithridates the Great in antiquity. Mithridates II was crowned king after the abrupt death of his predecessor Artabanus I. Inheriting a declining empire that was reeling from military pressure in both the east and west, Mithridates II quickly stabilized the situation in Mesopotamia by gaining the allegiance of Characene, and subduing the insurgent Kingdom of Elymais and also the Arabs, who had continuously raided Babylonia. Mithridates II was the first Parthian king to extend Parthian rule into the Caucasus, where the kingdoms of Armenia, Iberia, and possibly Caucasian Albania became Parthian vassal states. To the east, he defeated and conquered the nomadic tribes in Bactria who had killed both of his predecessors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mithridates II of Parthia is the 5,961st most popular politician (up from 6,506th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Turkmenistan (up from 18th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkmen Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mithridates II of Parthia ranks 5,961 out of 19,576. Before him are Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden, Chungsuk of Goryeo, Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg, and Hedwig of Saxony. After him are Thorvald Stauning, Tetsu Katayama, Catherine of Bohemia, Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, and Frederick I, Margrave of Baden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150 BC, Mithridates II of Parthia ranks 11. Before him are Diodotus Tryphon, Publius Ventidius Bassus, Gannicus, Aulus Gabinius, Tigranes I, and Antiochus XII Dionysus. After him are Zeno of Sidon, Huo Guang, Wei Qing, Artemidorus Ephesius, Demetrius III Eucaerus, and Lucius Licinius Lucullus. Among people deceased in 88 BC, Mithridates II of Parthia ranks 3. Before him are Ptolemy X Alexander I, and Antiochus X Eusebes. After him are Demetrius III Eucaerus, Gauda, Hortensia, Publius Sulpicius Rufus, and Manius Aquillius.

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In Turkmenistan

Among people born in Turkmenistan, Mithridates II of Parthia ranks 16 out of 50. Before him are Al-Zamakhshari (1075), Al-Muqanna (800), Yelena Bonner (1923), Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (736), Jaʻfar ibn Yahya (767), and Sufyan al-Thawri (716). After him are Al-Shahrastani (1086), Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi (770), Najm al-Din Kubra (1145), Safdar Jang (1708), Andronikos I of Trebizond (1101), and Serdar Berdimuhamedow (1981).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkmenistan

Among politicians born in Turkmenistan, Mithridates II of Parthia ranks 7. Before him are Saparmurat Niyazov (1940), Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu (1199), Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957), Chaghri Beg (989), Al-Muqanna (800), and Jaʻfar ibn Yahya (767). After him are Safdar Jang (1708), Andronikos I of Trebizond (1101), Serdar Berdimuhamedow (1981), Yahya ibn Khalid (701), Dmitri Shepilov (1905), and Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab (756).

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