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Mithridates II of Parthia

150 BC - 88 BC

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Mithridates II (also spelled Mithradates II or Mihrdad II; Parthian: 𐭌𐭄𐭓𐭃𐭕 Mihrdāt) was king of the Parthian Empire from 124 to 91 BC. Considered one of the greatest of his dynasty to ever rule, he was known as Mithridates the Great in antiquity. Mithridates II was crowned king after the abrupt death of his predecessor Artabanus I. Inheriting a declining empire that was reeling from military pressure in both the east and west, Mithridates II quickly stabilized the situation in Mesopotamia by gaining the allegiance of Characene, and subduing the insurgent Kingdom of Elymais and also the Arabs, who had continuously raided Babylonia. Mithridates II was the first Parthian king to extend Parthian rule into the Caucasus, where the kingdoms of Armenia, Iberia, and possibly Caucasian Albania became Parthian vassal states. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mithridates II of Parthia has received more than 202,635 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Mithridates II of Parthia is the 6,507th most popular politician (down from 6,464th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Turkmenistan (down from 10th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Turkmen Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mithridates II of Parthia ranks 6,507 out of 19,576Before him are Alexander I of Scotland, Leonor Teles, Mitsumasa Yonai, Domenico Michiel, Marcus Antonius Antyllus, and Anton Korošec. After him are Kim Jong-pil, Bechara El Khoury, Chilperic of Aquitaine, Cestius Gallus, Frederick IV, Burgrave of Nuremberg, and Double Falcon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 150 BC, Mithridates II of Parthia ranks 15Before him are Tigranes I, Zeno of Sidon, Quintus Lutatius Catulus, Huo Guang, Wei Qing, and Demetrius III Eucaerus. After him are Artemidorus Ephesius, Yizhixie, Mago, Gauda, Mithridates IV of Pontus, and Publius Ventidius Bassus. Among people deceased in 88 BC, Mithridates II of Parthia ranks 4Before him are Ptolemy X Alexander I, Antiochus X Eusebes, and Demetrius III Eucaerus. After him are Gauda, Hortensia, Publius Sulpicius Rufus, and Manius Aquillius.

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In Turkmenistan

Among people born in Turkmenistan, Mithridates II of Parthia ranks 18 out of 50Before him are Al-Muqanna (800), Najm al-Din Kubra (1145), Sufyan al-Thawri (716), Yelena Bonner (1923), Al-Shahrastani (1086), and Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi (770). After him are Andronikos I of Trebizond (1101), Yahya ibn Khalid (701), Jaʻfar ibn Yahya (767), Serdar Berdimuhamedow (1981), Dmitri Shepilov (1905), and Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab (756).

Among POLITICIANS In Turkmenistan

Among politicians born in Turkmenistan, Mithridates II of Parthia ranks 6Before him are Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu (1199), Saparmurat Niyazov (1940), Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957), Chaghri Beg (989), and Al-Muqanna (800). After him are Andronikos I of Trebizond (1101), Yahya ibn Khalid (701), Jaʻfar ibn Yahya (767), Serdar Berdimuhamedow (1981), Dmitri Shepilov (1905), and Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab (756).