Satarop was an
Iranian
Iranian () may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Iran
** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran
** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia
** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...
king who ruled
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 ...
. He was possibly first a vassal of the
Kushan Empire
The Kushan Empire (– CE) was a Syncretism, syncretic empire formed by the Yuezhi in the Bactrian territories in the early 1st century. It spread to encompass much of what is now Afghanistan, Eastern Iran, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbe ...
, and by the time the
Sasanian
The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranians"), was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign ...
ruler
Ardashir I
Ardashir I (), also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180–242 AD), was the founder of the Sasanian Empire, the last empire of ancient Iran. He was also Ardashir V of the Kings of Persis, until he founded the new empire. After defeating the last Par ...
had begun to conquer
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, he acknowledged the latter's authority. Nothing more is known about him.
Sources
* {{cite book , title = The History of Ancient Iran , year = 1984 , publisher = C.H.Beck , location = , editor-last = , editor-first = , last = Frye , first = Richard Nelson , authorlink = Richard Nelson Frye , chapter = , pages
1��411 , isbn = 9783406093975 , url = https://archive.org/details/historyofancient0000frye, url-access = registration , quote = The history of ancient iran.
3rd-century Iranian people
Year of death unknown
Date of birth unknown
3rd-century monarchs in the Middle East
3rd-century deaths
Vassal rulers of the Sasanian Empire