Media Atropatene

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Media Atropatene was an ancient kingdom in northwestern Iran, centered in the region of Atropatene (later Azerbaijan), that played a strategic role between the Hellenistic and Parthian worlds.

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Media Atropatene canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient kingdom
former monarchy
historical region
approximateEndCentury 3rd century CE
approximateFormationCentury 4th century BCE
borderedBy Armenia
linked to: Persarmenia

Caspian Sea
Greater Media
capital Ganzak
culturalInfluence Hellenistic
Iranian
linked to: Iranian peoples

Parthian
economyBasedOn agriculture
pastoralism
regional trade
engagedIn diplomatic relations with Rome
wars with Armenia
ethnicComposition Iranian peoples
existedDuring Hellenistic period
Parthian period
governmentType monarchy
hadTitleOfRuler king
hasNameOrigin Atropates
importantCity Ganzak
Praaspa
knownFor strategic position between Mesopotamia and the Caucasus
knownFrom Classical sources
Greek historians
Roman historians
languageUsed Median
Middle Iranian languages
laterKnownAs Azerbaijan
locatedIn Iranian plateau
northwestern Iran
modernEquivalent Iranian Azerbaijan
Republic of Azerbaijan (partly)
namedAfter Atropates
partOf Iranian cultural sphere
ancient Media
predecessor Achaemenid Empire
regionCenter Atropatene
religion Zoroastrianism
rulingDynasty Atropatid dynasty
strategicRole buffer state between Hellenistic kingdoms and Parthian Empire
successor Sasanian Empire
Sasanian province of Adurbadagan
vassalOf Parthian Empire
Seleucid Empire

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Alexander Helios intendedAlliance Media Atropatene
Augustan wars hasLocation Media Atropatene