Mirian II explained

Mirian II
Succession:King of Iberia
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Reign:BC 3020
Predecessor:Pharnavaz II
Successor:Artaxias II
Father:Pharnajom
Dynasty:Pharnavazid dynasty

Mirian II (Georgian: მირიანი) or Mirvan (მირვანი) (BC) was a king (mepe) of Iberia (Kartli, eastern Georgia) from 30 to 20 BC. His reign marked the reinstatement of the Nimrodid Dynasty, a continuation of the P'arnabazids.

Mirian is known solely from the early medieval Georgian chronicles according to which he was the son of king P'arnajom murdered by his son-in-law, the Armenian Artaxiad prince Artaxias I of Iberia who usurped the crown of Iberia. Mirian was carried to Parthia, there to be brought up at the court. He returned with a Parthian army, killed Arshak's reigning grandson Bartom[1] in battle and became king. He was succeeded by his son, Arshak II.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Bartom is identified by modern scholars with the Pharnabazus of Cassius Dio.
  2. [Stephen H. Rapp Jr|Rapp, Stephen H.]