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Parthia

Parthia was a region in north-eastern Iran, south-east of the Caspian Sea, which was a satrapy of the Achaemenid and Seleucid empires. Around 247 BCE the Parni under Arsaces I seized it, founding the Parthian state. The rise of Parthia stripped the Seleucid Empire of its eastern provinces and later challenged the successor states of the Macedonian Empire.

Parthia
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Macedonian EmpireDeclineParthian EmpireFoundation, ImpactSeleucid EmpireMilitary, DeclineXiongnu EmpireSocioeconomySakaDecline, SummaryYuezhiImpactKushan EmpireSummary

Mentioned in 4 state histories

DahaeKingdom of Armenia (Artaxiad)Kingdom of Armenia (Arsacid)Kushan Empire

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Parthia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/parthia
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