Arsacid dynasty of Iberia
| Arsacid არშაკიანი | |
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Aspacures I | |
| Dissolution | 284 |
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The Arsacid dynasty or Arshakiani (
Arsacid dynasty of Parthia, ruled the ancient Kingdom of Iberia (Kartli, eastern Georgia) from c. 189 until 284 AD. The Arsacid dynasty of Iberia was succeeded by the Chosroid dynasty
.
History
Once the Arsacids, in the person of
Pharnabazids, and replace Amazaspus with his son Rev I, whose reign (189-216) inaugurated the Arsacid dynasty in Iberia.[1]
Even as the Arsacids set on the thrones of three
Iranian Empire. Although the later Georgian chronicles documents this change of power, its account of that period is full of anachronisms and semi-legendary allusions, providing little or no details about the effect of Iranian resurgence on Arsacid Iberia. What we know of that period comes from Classical sources as well as Sassanid inscriptions.[1]
By replacing the weak Parthian realm with a strong, centralized state, the Sassanids changed the political orientation of pro-
Aspagur I, the Iberian Arsacid line ended, and the Sassanids capitalized on a civil strife in the Roman Empire to establish their candidate, Mirian III, of the Chosroid dynasty, on the throne of Iberia.[1][2]
Arsacid kings of Iberia
- Rev I, 189–216
- Vache (son), 216–234
- Bacurius I (son), 234–249
- Mithridates II (son), 249–265 (Amazaspus III during 260–265 was his anti-king)
- Aspacures I(son), 265–284
References
- ^ ISBN 90-429-1318-5.
- ISBN 0-253-20915-3
Further reading
- (in Georgian) Melikishvili, Giorgi et al.. (1970), საქართველოს ისტორიის ნარკვევები (Studies in the History of Georgia), Vol. 1. Tbilisi: Sabch'ota Sakartvelo.