POLITICIAN

Phraates IV

90 BC - 2 BC

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Phraates IV (also spelled Frahad IV; Parthian: 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 Frahāt) was King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 37 to 2 BC. He was the son and successor of Orodes II (r. 57–37 BC), and was given the throne after the death of his brother Pacorus I. Phraates IV soon murdered all his brothers, and also possibly his father. His actions alienated the Armenians and also some of his nobles, including the distinguished Monaeses, who fled to the Roman triumvir Mark Antony, but shortly returned and reconciled with Phraates IV. Phraates IV was attacked in 36 BC by Mark Antony, who marched through Armenia into Media Atropatene, and was defeated and lost the greater part of his army. Antony, believing himself betrayed by Artavasdes II, king of Armenia, invaded his kingdom in 34 BC, took him prisoner, and concluded a treaty with Artavasdes I, king of Media Atropatene. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phraates IV has received more than 131,935 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Phraates IV is the 3,920th most popular politician (down from 3,827th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Iran (down from 134th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Iranian Politician.

Phraates IV is most famous for his vast military conquests. He was able to annex Armenia, Syria, and Mesopotamia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Phraates IV ranks 3,920 out of 19,576. Before him are Childebert the Adopted, Uldin, Jean Bart, Orestes, Sancho III of Castile, and Julia Maesa. After him are Dadabhai Naoroji, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, Antonio Segni, and Emperor Sutoku.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 90 BC, Phraates IV ranks 6. Before him are Zechariah, Diodorus Siculus, Publius Clodius Pulcher, Anna the Prophetess, and Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus. After him are Gaius Scribonius Curio, Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, Pompeia, Gaius Antonius Hybrida, Aulus Hirtius, and Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia. Among people deceased in 2 BC, Phraates IV ranks 2. Before him is Valmiki. After him is Iullus Antonius.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Phraates IV ranks 146 out of 631. Before him are Osroes I (50), Musa al-Sadr (1928), Suleiman of Persia (1647), Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), Al-Juwayni (1028), and Teispes (-675). After him are Al-Bayhaqi (994), Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), Forough Farrokhzad (1935), Abu Nasr Mansur (960), Dariush Mehrjui (1939), and Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Phraates IV ranks 84. Before him are Jahan Shah (1397), Arsaces I of Parthia (-280), Osroes I (50), Suleiman of Persia (1647), Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), and Teispes (-675). After him are Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), Amytis of Media (-630), Vologases IV (150), Shapour Bakhtiar (1914), Vologases VI (200), and Ashraf Pahlavi (1919).

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