Kingdom of Hatra

Kingdom of Hatra
2nd century CE–241
Approximate map of the kingdom of Hatra (green) and other Parthian Mesopotamian vassal kingdoms in AD 200
Approximate map of the kingdom of Hatra (green) and other Parthian Mesopotamian vassal kingdoms in AD 200
StatusAutonomous state, frequently a vassal of the Parthian Empire
CapitalHatra
Common languagesHatran Aramaic
Old Arabic
Religion
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
History 
• Established
2nd century CE
• Fall of Hatra
241
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Seleucid Empire
Sasanian Empire
Today part ofIraq

The Kingdom of Hatra,also called Kingdom of Arabaya[1] and Araba.[2] was a 2nd-century Arab kingdom located between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire, mostly under Parthian suzerainty,[3][4] in modern-day northern Iraq.

  1. ^ Coppini, Costanza; Cyrus, Georg; Golestaneh, Hamaseh (2022-09-15). Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue – Volume 3: Sessions 4 and 6 from the Conference Broadening Horizons 6 Held at the Freie Universität Berlin, 24–28 June 2019. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-80327-341-9.
  2. ^ Hatra in Encyclopaedia Britannica
  3. ^ Gregoratti 2017, pp. 126, 138.
  4. ^ Schmitt 2003, pp. 58–61.

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