Artabanus IV | |
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King of Kings | |
King of the Parthian Empire | |
Reign | 213–224 |
Predecessor | Vologases VI |
Successor | Ardashir I (Sasanian Empire) |
Died | 28 April 224 Hormozdgan (possibly Ram-Hormoz) |
Issue | Murrod |
Dynasty | Arsacid dynasty |
Father | Vologases V |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Artabanus IV, also known as Ardavan IV (Parthian:𐭓𐭕𐭐𐭍), incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus V,[1] was the last ruler of the Parthian Empire from c. 213 to 224. He was the younger son of Vologases V, who died in 208.