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{{Short description|1st century BC king of Persis}} |
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'''Darius II of Persis''' ({{lang-pal|Dārāyān}})<ref>http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/persis-kings-of</ref> was king of [[Persis]] during the 1st century, a [[vassal state]] of the [[Parthian Empire]]. He was succeeded by his son [[Artaxares II]]. |
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| caption = Silver [[Ancient drachma|drachma]] of Darayan II. |
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| succession = [[Kings of Persis|King of Persis]] |
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| reign = c. 1st century BC |
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| predecessor = [[Wadfradad III]] |
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| successor = [[Ardakhshir II]] |
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| issue = Ardakhshir II |
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| father = [[Wadfradad III]] |
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| religion = [[Zoroastrianism]] |
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'''Darayan II''' (also called '''Darius II'''; [[Aramaic]]: 𐡃{{popdf}}𐡀𐡓𐡉{{popdf}}𐡅{{popdf}} ''d’ryw'') was [[king of Persis]] in the 1st century BC, a [[vassal state]] of the [[Parthian Empire]].{{sfn|Wiesehöfer|2009}} He was succeeded by his son [[Ardakhshir II]].{{sfn|Wiesehöfer|2009}} |
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In the silver [[Ancient drachma|drachma]]s of Darayan II, on the obverse, the king is wearing a [[tiara]] with a crescent and star symbol, earflap, and decorated with precious stones. On the reverse, the king is facing a fire altar & holding a scepter, with an inscription in Aramaic ''d’ryw mlk' brh wtprdt mlk’'' ("Darius the King, son of Wadfradad the King").{{sfn|Sellwood|1983|p=304}} |
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==References== |
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* {{citation|last=Curtis|first=Vesta Sarkhosh|chapter=The Iranian Revival in the Parthian Period|pages=7–25|title=The Age of the Parthians: The Ideas of Iran|volume=2|year=2007|publisher=I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd., in association with the London Middle East Institute at SOAS and the British Museum|location=London & New York|editor-last=Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh and Sarah Stewart|isbn=978-1-84511-406-0}}. |
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* {{cite book | title = Arsacids and Sasanians: Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia | year = 2011 | publisher = Cambridge University Press | last = Shayegan | first = M. Rahim | pages = 1–539 | isbn = 9780521766418 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=f_gcyC8l80MC&q=false }} |
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* {{citation|last=Sellwood|first=David|chapter=Minor States in Southern Iran|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ko_RafMSGLkC&pg=PA304|pages=299–322|title=Cambridge History of Iran|volume=3|year=1983|issue=1|publisher=Cambridge UP|location=London|isbn=9780521200929|editor-last=Yarshater|editor-first=Ehsan}} |
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* {{cite encyclopedia | title = Frataraka | last = Wiesehöfer| first = Josef | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/frataraka | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. X, Fasc. 2 | pages = 195 | year = 2000 }} |
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* {{cite encyclopedia | title = Persis, Kings of | last = Wiesehöfer| first = Josef | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/persis-kings-of | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica | year = 2009 }} |
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{{S-bef|before=[[Wadfradad III]]}} |
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{{S-ttl|title=[[King of Persis]]|years=1st century BC}} |
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{{S-aft|after=[[Ardakhshir II]]}} |
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{{Commons category|Darius II of Persis}} |
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Latest revision as of 14:43, 1 June 2023
| Darayan II | |
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_II._Mid_1st_century_BC.jpg) Silver drachma of Darayan II. | |
| King of Persis | |
| Reign | c. 1st century BC |
| Predecessor | Wadfradad III |
| Successor | Ardakhshir II |
| Issue | Ardakhshir II |
| Father | Wadfradad III |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Darayan II (also called Darius II; Aramaic: 𐡃𐡀𐡓𐡉𐡅 d’ryw) was king of Persis in the 1st century BC, a vassal state of the Parthian Empire.[1] He was succeeded by his son Ardakhshir II.[1]
In the silver drachmas of Darayan II, on the obverse, the king is wearing a tiara with a crescent and star symbol, earflap, and decorated with precious stones. On the reverse, the king is facing a fire altar & holding a scepter, with an inscription in Aramaic d’ryw mlk' brh wtprdt mlk’ ("Darius the King, son of Wadfradad the King").[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wiesehöfer 2009.
- ^ Sellwood 1983, p. 304.
Sources
[edit]- Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh (2007), "The Iranian Revival in the Parthian Period", in Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh and Sarah Stewart (ed.), The Age of the Parthians: The Ideas of Iran, vol. 2, London & New York: I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd., in association with the London Middle East Institute at SOAS and the British Museum, pp. 7–25, ISBN 978-1-84511-406-0.
- Shayegan, M. Rahim (2011). Arsacids and Sasanians: Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–539. ISBN 9780521766418.
- Sellwood, David (1983), "Minor States in Southern Iran", in Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.), Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 3, London: Cambridge UP, pp. 299–322, ISBN 9780521200929
- Wiesehöfer, Josef (2000). "Frataraka". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. X, Fasc. 2. p. 195.
- Wiesehöfer, Josef (2009). "Persis, Kings of". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
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