Pharnabazus II

Pharnabazus II

Pharnabazus II (Old Iranian: Farnabāzu, Ancient Greek: Φαρνάβαζος Pharnabazos; ruled 413-374 BC) was a Persian soldier and statesman, and Satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia. He was the son of Pharnaces II of Phrygia and grandson of Pharnabazus I, and great-grandson of Artabazus I. He and his male ancestors, forming the Pharnacid dynasty, had governed the satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia from its headquarters at Dascylium since 478 BC. He married Apama, daughter of Artaxerxes II of Persia, and their son Artabazus also became a satrap of Phrygia. According to some accounts, his granddaughter Barsine may have become Alexander the Great's concubine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pharnabazus II has received more than 76,717 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Pharnabazus II is the 6,377th most popular politician (down from 5,566th in 2019).