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{{Short description|1st century CE vassal ruler}}
{{Short description|1st century BC king of Persis}}
{{Infobox monarch
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Darayan II
| name = Darayan II
| title =
| title =
| image =KINGS of PERSIS. Darios (Darev) II. Mid 1st century BC.jpg
| image =KINGS of PERSIS. Darios (Darev) II. Mid 1st century BC.jpg
| caption = Silver [[drachma]] of Darayan II.
| caption = Silver [[Ancient drachma|drachma]] of Darayan II.
| succession = [[Kings of Persis|King of Persis]]
| succession = [[Kings of Persis|King of Persis]]
| reign = c. 1st century CE
| reign = c. 1st century BC
| predecessor = Vadfradad III
| predecessor = [[Wadfradad III]]
| successor = Ardakhshir II
| successor = [[Ardakhshir II]]
| birth_date =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| birth_place =
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| death_place =
| death_place =
| spouse =
| spouse =
| issue = Ardakhshir II<br>Vahshir I
| issue = Ardakhshir II
| royal house =
| royal house =
| father = Vadfradad III
| father = [[Wadfradad III]]
| mother =
| mother =
| religion = [[Zoroastrianism]]
}}
}}
'''Darayan II''' (also called '''Darius II'''; [[Aramaic]]: 𐡃‬𐡀𐡓𐡉‬‬𐡅‬ ''d’ryw'') was [[king of Persis]] in the 1st century CE, a [[vassal state]] of the [[Parthian Empire]].{{sfn|Wiesehöfer|2009}} He was succeeded by his son Ardakhshir II.{{sfn|Wiesehöfer|2009}}
'''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}}


In the silver [[drachma]]s of Darayan II, on the obverse, the king is wearing his 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 Vadfradad the King".{{sfn|Sellwood|1983|p=304}}
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}}


==References==
==References==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* {{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}}.
* {{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}}.
* {{cite book | title = Arsacids and Sasanians: Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia | year = 2011 | publisher = Cambridge University Press | location = | editor-last = | editor-first = | last = Shayegan | first = M. Rahim | authorlink = | chapter = | pages = 1–539 | isbn = 9780521766418 | url = https://books.google.dk/books?id=f_gcyC8l80MC&dq=false |ref=harv}}
* {{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 }}
* {{citation|last=Sellwood|first=David|chapter=Minor States in Southern Iran|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ko_RafMSGLkC&pg=PA304|pages=299–322|title=Cambridge History of Iran|volume=3.1|year=1983|publisher=Cambridge UP|location=London|editor-last=Yarshater|editor-first=Ehsan|ref=harv}}
* {{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}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title = Frataraka | last = Wiesehöfer| first = Josef | authorlink = | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/frataraka | editor-last = | editor-first = | editor-link = | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. X, Fasc. 2 | pages = 195 | location = | publisher = | year = 2000 | isbn = |ref=harv}}
* {{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 }}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title = Persis, Kings of | last = Wiesehöfer| first = Josef | authorlink = | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/persis-kings-of | editor-last = | editor-first = | editor-link = | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica | pages = | location = | publisher = | year = 2009 | isbn = |ref=harv}}
* {{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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{{Commons category|Darius II of Persis}}

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Latest revision as of 14:43, 1 June 2023

Darayan II
Silver drachma of Darayan II.
King of Persis
Reignc. 1st century BC
PredecessorWadfradad III
SuccessorArdakhshir II
IssueArdakhshir II
FatherWadfradad III
ReligionZoroastrianism

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

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  1. ^ a b Wiesehöfer 2009.
  2. ^ Sellwood 1983, p. 304.

Sources

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  • 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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1st century BC 		Succeeded by
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