Polity Kingdom of Elymais

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An autonomous state of the 2nd century BC that controlled the coast of Khuzestan (Iran).

Establishment

  • January 146 BC: After suffering a defeat, Mithridates retreated to Hyrcania. His forces then conquered the kingdoms of Elymais and Characene before taking control of Susa, a significant city in the region. This event took place in -147 and marked a significant expansion of the Parthian Empire's territory.
  • January 146 BC: The Kingdom of Elymais was autonomous state of the 2nd century BC.

Chronology

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1. Parthian conquests in southern Persia

Military campaigns of Mithridates I of Parthia in Elymais and Characene.

  • January 139 BC: While Mithridates retired to Hyrcania, his forces subdued the kingdoms of Elymais and Characene and occupied Susa.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 140 BC: The Seleucids had suffered heavy defeats by the Iranian Parthian Empire; in 148/7 BC, the Parthian king Mithridates I (r. 171-132 BC) conquered Media and Atropatene, and by 141 BC, was in the possession of Babylonia. The menace and proximity of the Parthians caused Hyspaosines to declare independence.

Disestablishment

  • January 139 BC: While Mithridates retired to Hyrcania, his forces subdued the kingdoms of Elymais and Characene and occupied Susa.