atropatene

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The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

• Atropatene
• Atropatene (Parthian Empire)

Establishment

• January 322 BC: A smalle (northern) region, which had been the sub-satrapy of Matiene, became Media Atropatene under Atropates, the former Achaemenid governor of all Media, who had by then become father-in-law of Perdiccas, regent of Alexander's designated successor.

Chronology

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1. Seleucid-Parthian wars

Were the wars between the secessionist Parthian kingdom and the Seleucid Kingdom.

• January 189 BC: At the battle of Magnesia, Seleucids were defeated by Romans in 190 BC. Parthia and Atropatene considered Rome a threat to their independence and therefore allied themselves in the struggle against Rome.

2. Campaigns of Tigranes the Great

Military conquests of Armenian King Tigranes the Great.

• January 87 BC: Tigranes II of Armenia, also known as Tigranes the Great, was a powerful Armenian king who expanded his kingdom to include Atropatene in -88. This territory was previously a vassal of the Parthian Empire. Tigranes II was known for his military conquests and for establishing a strong Armenian empire in the region.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• January 222 BC: In 223 BC a Seleucid attack toward Atropatene resulted in victory. Consequently, the king of Atropatene, Artabazan, accepted the ascendency of Seleucids and became dependent on it.

Disestablishment

• January 87 BC: Tigranes II of Armenia, also known as Tigranes the Great, was a powerful Armenian king who expanded his kingdom to include Atropatene in -88. This territory was previously a vassal of the Parthian Empire. Tigranes II was known for his military conquests and for establishing a strong Armenian empire in the region.