Artabanus ( ''Artabanos''; ''Ardawān'') may refer to various rulers/monarchs of ancient Persia and

Parthia Parthia ( ''Parθava''; ''Parθaw''; ''Pahlaw'') is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran. It was conquered and subjugated by the empire of the Medes during the 7th century BC, was incorporated into the subsequent Achaemeni ...

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Artabanus (son of Hystaspes) Artabanus was a son of Hystaspes, and therefore brother of Darius I as well as uncle of Xerxes I. Artabanus had a reputation for great wisdom. Artabanus is known to have advised his brother Darius I against the Achaemenid campaign against ...

, brother of Darius I and uncle of Xerxes I *

Artabanus of Persia Artabanus of Persia (or Artabanus the Hyrcanian; ) was a Persian political figure during the Achaemenid dynasty who was reportedly Regent of Persia for a few months (465 BC – 464 BC). Artabanus probably originated from the province of Hyrca ...

, Hyrcanian by birth, commander of Xerxes's guard, and Xerxes's assassin (465 BC) *

Artapanus (general) Artapanus () was a Persian General under Xerxes I. He was the son of Artasyras, the chief of the Hyrcarnians. According to Ctesias' ''Persica'', Artapanus led the first wave of Persians against the Spartan force at the Battle of Thermopylae in 4 ...

, general under Xerxes I (486–465 BC) *

Artabanus I of Parthia Artabanus I ( ''Ardawān''), incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus II, was king of the Parthian Empire, ruling briefly from to 124/3 BC.The exact period that Artabanus I reigned is disputed. According to , his reign was 127-125 BC; ...

, c. 127–124 BC *

Artabanus II of Parthia Artabanus II (also spelled Artabanos II or Ardawan II; ''Ardawān''), incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus III, was King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 12 to 38/41 AD, with a one-year interruption. He was the nephew and succe ...

, c. 12 to 38/41 AD *

Artabanus III of Parthia Artabanus III ( ''Ardawān''), incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus IV, was a Parthian prince who competed against his brother Pacorus II () for the Parthian crown from 79/80 to 81. Artabanus III's claim to the throne seems to hav ...

, 79/80 – 81 *

Artabanus IV of Parthia Artabanus IV, also known as Ardavan IV (), incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus V, was the last ruler of the Parthian Empire from to 224. He was the younger son of Vologases V, who died in 208. Artabanus IV rebelled against his ...

, c. 213 to 224 * Artabanus of Khwarazm, c.1st-2nd century AD Confusingly, two systems exist for the regnal numbers of the Artabanuses; in older works, they may be numbered as a regnal number higher than listed above; i.e. Artabanus IV might refer to Artabanus III. The

Mandaic Mandaic may refer to: * Mandaic language * Mandaic alphabet The Mandaic alphabet is a writing system primarily used to write the Mandaic language. It is thought to have evolved between the second and seventh century CE from either a cursive fo ...

variant of the name is Ardban (also Ardwan).

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