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| Artabanus II 𐭍𐭐𐭕𐭓 | |
|---|---|
| King of Kings | |
 Coin of Artabanus II, minted at Seleucia in 22/4 CE | |
| King of Media Atropatene | |
| Reign | ???–12 CE |
| Predecessor | Unknown |
| Successor | Vonones II |
| King of the Arsacid Empire | |
| Reign | 12–38/41 CE |
| Predecessor | Vonones I (predecessor) Tiridates III (rival king) |
| Successor | Vardanes I |
| Born | 30–25 BC Dahistan |
| Died | 38/41 CE |
| Issue | Arsaces I Orodes Vardanes I Gotarzes II (adopted) |
| House | Arsacid dynasty |
| Father | unnamed Dahae prince |
| Mother | unnamed daughter of Phraates IV |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Artabanus II (also spelled Artabanos II or Ardawan II; Parthian: 𐭍𐭐𐭕𐭓 Ardawān), incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus III,[1] was the King of Kings of the Arsacid Empire from 12 to 38/41. He was the nephew and successor of Vonones I (r. 8–12). His father was a Dahae prince, whilst his mother was a daughter of the Arsacid King of Kings Phraates IV (r. 37–2 BC)
- ^ Schippmann 1986, pp. 647–650.