Artabanus Explained

Artabanus (grc|Ἁρτάβανος|link=no Artabanos; pal|ʾltwʾn|link=no Ardawān) may refer to various rulers/monarchs of ancient Persia and Parthia:

Confusingly, two systems exist for the regnal numbers of the Artabanuses; in older works, they may be numbered as a regnal number higher than listed above; i.e. Artabanus IV might refer to Artabanus III.

The Mandaic variant of the name is Ardban (also Ardwan).

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