Indo-Parthian Kingdom

Map of Indo-Parthians shown in yellow within the map of Pakistan.

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The Indo-Parthian Kingdom was a Parthian kingdom that existed from 19 to about 226 AD in what is now eastern Iran, most of Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan and northwestern India.

It was founded by Gondophares with Taxila.

Main rulers

Coins of the Indo-Parthian king Abdagases, in which his clothing is clearly apparent. He wears baggy trousers, rather typical of Parthian clothing.

• Gondophares I (c. 19 – 46) Coin
• Gondophares II Sarpedones (first years AD – c. 20 AD)Coin
• Abdagases I (first years AD – mid-1st century AD) Coin
• Gondophares III Gudana, previously Orthagnes (c. 20 AD – 30 AD)
• Gondophares IV Sases, (mid-1st century AD)
• Ubouzanes, (late-1st century AD)
• Pacores (late 1st century AD) Coin

Indo-Parthian Kingdom Media

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  Portrait of Gondophares, founder of the Indo-Parthian kingdom. He wears a headband, earrings, a necklace, and a cross-over jacket with round decorations.

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  Ancient Buddhist monastery Takht-i-Bahi (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) constructed by the Indo-Parthians in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

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  Coinage of Pahares I, Indo-Parthian king of Turan (Circa 160-230 CE). Bearded bust left, wearing Parthian-style tiara. Crude figure of Nike walking right.

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  The Hellenistic temple with Ionic columns at Jandial, Taxila, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is usually interpreted as a Zoroastrian fire temple from the period of the Indo-Parthians.

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  Portrait on Gondophares on one of his coins.

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  Devotees at Zoroastrian fire-altar.

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  Indo-Parthian stone pallet with king and attendants. Ancient Orient Museum. Personal photograph 2006.

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  Gandhara Buddhist reliquary with content, including Indo-Parthian coins. 1st century AD.

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  Coins of the Indo-Parthian king Abdagases, in which his clothing is clearly apparent. He wears baggy trousers and a crossover jacket.

Related pages

• Indo-Greek Kingdom
• History of Pakistan
• Kushan Empire

Sources

• Bosworth, Clifford Edmund. Sīstān (1997). Leiden, and New York: BRILL. p. 681–685. ISBN 9789004082656.
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• Gazerani, Saghi. The Sistani Cycle of Epics and Iran's National History: On the Margins of Historiography (2015)BRILL. p. 1–250. ISBN 9789004282964.
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• Olbrycht, Marek Jan. The Parthian and Early Sasanian Empires: Adaptation and Expansion (2016)Oxbow Books. ISBN 9781785702082.
• Rezakhani, Khodadad. ReOrienting the Sasanians: East Iran in Late Antiquity (2017)Edinburgh University Press. p. 1–256. ISBN 9781474400305.

Other websites

• Coins of the Indo-Parthians