Darayan II
1st century BC king of Persis
| Darayan II | |
|---|---|
 Silver drachma of Darayan II. | |
| King of Persis | |
| Reign | c. 1st century BC |
| Predecessor | Wadfradad III |
| Successor | Ardakhshir II |
| Issue | Ardakhshir II |
| Father | Wadfradad III |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Darayan II (also called Darius II; Aramaic: đĄđĄđĄđĄđĄ dâryw) was king of Persis in the 1st century BC, a vassal state of the Parthian Empire.[1] He was succeeded by his son Ardakhshir II.[1]
In the silver drachmas of Darayan II, on the obverse, the king is wearing a tiara with a crescent and star symbol, earflap, and decorated with precious stones. On the reverse, the king is facing a fire altar & holding a scepter, with an inscription in Aramaic dâryw mlk' brh wtprdt mlkâ ("Darius the King, son of Wadfradad the King").[2]
References
- ^ a b Wiesehöfer 2009.
- ^ Sellwood 1983, p. 304.
Sources
- Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh (2007), "The Iranian Revival in the Parthian Period", in Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh and Sarah Stewart (ed.), The Age of the Parthians: The Ideas of Iran, vol. 2, London & New York: I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd., in association with the London Middle East Institute at SOAS and the British Museum, pp. 7â25, ISBN 978-1-84511-406-0.
- Shayegan, M. Rahim (2011). Arsacids and Sasanians: Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1â539. ISBN 9780521766418.
- Sellwood, David (1983), "Minor States in Southern Iran", in Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.), Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 3, London: Cambridge UP, pp. 299â322, ISBN 9780521200929
- Wiesehöfer, Josef (2000). "Frataraka". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. X, Fasc. 2. p. 195.
- Wiesehöfer, Josef (2009). "Persis, Kings of". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
Darayan II | ||
| Preceded by Wadfradad III | King of Persis 1st century BC | Succeeded by Ardakhshir II |
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Kings of Persis (after 132 BCâ224 CE)
- Darayan I (after 132 BC)
- Wadfradad III (1st half of 1st century BC)
- Darayan II (c. 1st century BC)
- Ardakhshir II (c. 1st century BC)
- Wahshir (2nd half of 1st century BC)
- Pakor I (1st half of 1st century CE)
- Pakor II (1st half of 1st century CE)
- Nambad (mid 1st century)
- Napad (2nd half of 1st century)
- "Unknown king II"(end of 1st century)
- Wadfradad IV (1st half of 2nd century)
- Manchihr I (1st half of 2nd century)
- Ardakhshir III (1st half of 2nd century)
- Manchihr II (mid 2nd century)
- Pakor III (2nd half of 2nd century)
- Manchihr III (2nd half of 2nd century)
- Ardakhshir IV (end of 2nd century)
- Shapur (207/10 â 211/2)
- Ardakhshir V (211/2â224)
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