Hyspaosines
First ruler of Characene (c. 141–124 BC) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hyspaosines (also spelled Aspasine) was the founder of Characene, a kingdom situated in southern Mesopotamia. He was originally a Seleucid satrap installed by king Antiochus IV Epiphanes (r. 175 – 164 BC), but declared independence in 141 BC after the collapse and subsequent transfer of Seleucid authority in Iran and Babylonia to the Parthians. Hyspaosines briefly occupied the Parthian city of Babylon in 127 BC, where he is recorded in records as king (šarru). In 124 BC, however, he was forced to acknowledge Parthian suzerainty. He died in the same year, and was succeeded by his juvenile son Apodakos.
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Hyspaosines | |
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King of Characene | |
Reign | c. 141–124 BC |
Successor | Apodakos |
King of Babylon | |
Reign | 127 BC |
Predecessor | Artabanus I |
Successor | Artabanus I |
Born | c. 209 BC |
Died | 11 June 124 BC (aged 85) |
Spouse | Thalassia |
Father | Sagdodonacus |
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