Pahares I (160–230 CE) was an

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ruler of

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. Pahares ruled the newly established Kingdom of Turan, following the partition of the remains of the

Indo-Parthian kingdom The Indo-Parthian kingdom was a Parthian kingdom founded by Gondophares, and active from 19 CE to c. 226 CE. At their zenith, they ruled an area covering parts of eastern Iran, various parts of Afghanistan and the northwest regions of the Indian ...

into the realms of

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and Turan. The kingdom of Turan covers the period from 160 to 230 CE. The kingdom of Sakastan was ruled by a second king with the name Sanabares (160-175 CE). Pahares succeeded the last of the major Indo-Parthian kings,

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, in 160 CE. In his coinage, he wears a Parthian-style

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, a close-fitting headress in the style introduced by

, and the reverse has a figure of

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walking. The Kingdoms of Turan and Sakastan ended when they submitted to the Sasanian ruler Ardeshir I circa 230 CE. These events were recorded by

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, describing the arrival of envoys to Ardeshir at Gor:

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