Artabanus IV of Parthia
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Artabanus IV, also known as Ardavan IV, incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus V, was the last monarch of the Parthian Empire from c. 213 to 224. He was the younger son of Vologases V, wh
The portrait of Artabanus IV on the obverse of a Parthian drachm, Hamadan mint
1840 illustration of a Sasanian relief at Firuzabad, showing Ardashir I's victory over Artabanus IV and his forces.
Battle of Hormozdgan
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The Battle of Hormozdgan was the climactic battle between the Arsacid and the Sasanian dynasties that took place on 28 April 224. The Sasanian victory broke the power of the Parthian dynasty, effectiv
Artabanus IV of Parthia
…over most of Mesopotamia. He then faced a rebellion in Persis by Ardashir, a local dynast. Artabanus's and Ardashir's armies met in April 224 at the Battle of Hormozdgan, where Artabanus was killed and his army was defeated. Ardashir then went on to conquer the rest of the Parthian Empire, inaugurating the rule of the…
Coin of Ardashir I as king of Pars
Coin of Artabanus IV (r. 213–224)
Coin of Ardashir I as King of Kings (r. 224–242)