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Arsaces I of Parthia

280 BC - 217 BC

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Arsaces I (; from Ancient Greek: Ἀρσάκης; in Parthian: 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 Aršak) was the first king of Parthia, ruling from 247 BC to 217 BC, as well as the founder and eponym of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia. The leader of the Parni, one of the three tribes of the Dahae confederacy, Arsaces founded his dynasty in the mid-3rd century BC when he conquered the satrapy of Parthia (now shared between Turkmenistan and Iran) from Andragoras, who had rebelled against the Seleucid Empire. He spent the rest of his reign consolidating his rule in the region, and successfully stopped the Seleucid efforts to reconquer Parthia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arsaces I of Parthia has received more than 320,632 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Arsaces I of Parthia is the 3,692nd most popular politician (down from 3,629th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from Iran (down from 131st in 2019) and the 79th most popular Iranian Politician.

Arsaces I of Parthia was most famous for his military conquests and for being the first Parthian king to mint coins.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Arsaces I of Parthia ranks 3,692 out of 19,576. Before him are Francisco Largo Caballero, Choummaly Sayasone, Bianca Cappello, Empress Genshō, Susan Wojcicki, and Wu Zixu. After him are Hasan Akhund, Yukio Hatoyama, Ahmad al-Mansur, Eric XI of Sweden, Emperor Buretsu, and Zwentibold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 280 BC, Arsaces I of Parthia ranks 5. Before him are Li Si, Han Fei, Livius Andronicus, and Philo of Byzantium. After him are Conon of Samos, Pyrrhus II of Epirus, Nicomedes, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Ariamnes of Cappadocia. Among people deceased in 217 BC, Arsaces I of Parthia ranks 1. After him are Gaius Flaminius, and Pinnes.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Arsaces I of Parthia ranks 138 out of 631. Before him are Sibawayh (760), Jahan Shah (1397), Piruz Nahavandi (700), Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), Ali Shariati (1933), and `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844). After him are Datis (-600), Osroes I (50), Musa al-Sadr (1928), Suleiman of Persia (1647), Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), and Al-Juwayni (1028).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Arsaces I of Parthia ranks 79. Before him are Vologases I of Parthia (1), Sultan Husayn (1668), Tahmasp II (1704), Istakhri (850), Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100), and Jahan Shah (1397). After him are Osroes I (50), Suleiman of Persia (1647), Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), Teispes (-675), Phraates IV (-90), and Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922).

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