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Gondophares I was the founder of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom and its most prominent king, ruling from 19 to 46. A member of the House of Suren, he belonged to a line of local princes who had governed the Parthian province of Drangiana since its disruption by the Indo-Scythians in c. 129 BC. During his reign, his kingdom became independent from Parthian authority and was transformed into an empire, which encompassed Drangiana, Arachosia, and Gandhara.[1] He is generally known from the dubious Acts of Thomas, the Takht-i-Bahi inscription, and coin-mints in silver and copper.
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Gondophares | |
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Indo-Parthian king | |
Reign | c. 19 – c. 46 |
Successor | Ortaghnes (Drangiana and Arachosia) Abdagases I (Gandhara) |
Died | 46 |
House | House of Suren |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |
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He was succeeded in Drangiana and Arachosia by Ortaghnes, and in Gandhara by his nephew Abdagases I.[2][3]