Andragoras (Seleucid satrap)
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Ruler of Parthia and Hyrcania | |
Reign | 245–238 BC |
Successor | Arsaces I |
Died | 238 BC Parthia |
- Not to be mistaken for Andragoras, a satrap of Alexander from 331 BC, also in the area of Parthia.
Andragoras (Greek: Ἀνδραγόρας; died 238 BC) was an Iranian satrap of the Seleucid provinces of Parthia and Hyrcania under the Seleucid rulers Antiochus I Soter and Antiochus II Theos. He later revolted against his overlords, ruling independently from 245 BC till his death.
Biography
The background of Andragoras is obscure. His name may have been a
papyri from Ptolemaic Egypt, thus the identification of the two is not far-fetched.[3] Andragoras was later appointed governor of the frontier province of Parthia, which had been merged with the neighboring province of Hyrcania since the conquest of the Achaemenid Empire by the Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great in 330 BC.[4]
Parthia was during this period constantly receiving new waves of Iranian migrants from
Kuchan.[8] A short while later the Parni seized the rest of Parthia from Andragoras, killing him in the process. Hyrcania was shortly conquered by the Parni as well.[9]
References
- ^ a b Pourshariati 2008, p. 20.
- ^ Curtis 2007, p. 23.
- ^ a b Frye 1985, p. 26.
- ^ Curtis 2007, p. 7.
- ^ Shahbazi 1986, p. 525.
- ^ Kia 2016, p. 22.
- ^ Schippmann 1986, pp. 525–536.
- ^ Bickerman 1983, p. 19.
- ^ Justin, xli. 5.
Bibliography
Ancient works
- Justin, Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus.
- Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae.
- Strabo, Geographica.
Modern works
- Frye, R. N. (1985). "Andragoras". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. II, Fasc. 1. p. 26.
- ISBN 9783406093975.
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- Bickerman, Elias J. (1983), "The Seleucid Period", in Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.), Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 3, Oxford: Cambridge University Press, pp. 3–20
- Bivar, A.D.H.(1983), "The Political History of Iran under the Arsacids", in Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.), Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 3, Oxford: Cambridge University Press, pp. 21–99
- ISBN 978-1-84511-406-0
- Dąbrowa, Edward (2012). "The Arsacid Empire". In ISBN 978-0-19-987575-7. Archived from the originalon 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ISBN 978-1610693912.
- Lecoq, P. (1986). "Aparna". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. II, Fasc. 2. p. 151.
- Olbrycht, Marek Jan (2020). "Andragoras, a Seleukid Governor of Parthia-Hyrkania, and his Coinage" (PDF). Dabir. 7 (7). University of California, Irvine: Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture: 192–200. .
- Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2017). "KĀRIN". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
- Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran. London and New York: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3.
- ISBN 978-0199733309.
- Schippmann, K. (1986). "Arsacids ii. The Arsacid dynasty". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. II, Fasc. 5. pp. 525–536.
- Sellwood, David (1983). "Parthian Coins". In ISBN 0-521-20092-X.
- Shahbazi, A. Sh. (1986). "Arsacids i. Origins". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. II, Fasc. 5. p. 525.
- Sinisi, Fabrizio (2012). "The Coinage of the Parthians". In ISBN 978-0195305746.