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Sanatruces, coin, 1st century BC
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Sanatruces

king of Parthia
Also known as: Arshakan, Sinatruces
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Sanatruces (flourished 1st century bc) was the king of Parthia from 76/75 to 70/69 bc, who restored unity to his kingdom. Sanatruces may have been a son of Mithradates I (reigned 171–138), the Parthian king who had established the kingdom’s power. Following the death of King Mithradates II in 88 bc, dynastic struggles troubled Parthia, and the Armenians took advantage of the situation to invade the kingdom. Sanatruces sought refuge with the Sacaraucase, a Scythian...

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