Biography of Mehrdad II, the great king of Iran
Mehrdad IIThe ninth king of the Parthian era; It was Mehrdad II who built a powerful country by seeking authority and taking control of Iran's affairs, as a result, he was given the title of great after Farhad II. after Mehrdad II Mehrdad III took over the government.
An abstract of Mehrdad II's biography:
Full name: Mehrdad II, Ashke Nahm
Date of reign: 91 to 124 BC
Place of birth: Iran
Father: Ordvan I or Faryapet
Substitute: Gouders I
Religion: Mazdasna
Biography of Mehrdad IIBiography of Mehrdad II:
Mehrdad II is one of the powerful Iranian kings, who is known as Ashk Nahm. The reign of this king is from 91 to 124 BC. Mehrdad II was able to take the title of great because he was a powerful king and he did all the affairs of the government including military affairs, organizing Iran and establishing order after the chaos caused by the death of Farhad II in Iran.
When Mehrdad II came to power, Iran was the target of attacks from various ethnic groups, and on the other hand, the country was full of internal opponents who wanted to gain the king's power. With tact and bravery, Mehrdad took back all the occupied areas of Iran and expanded Iran's borders in the east to the Himalayan mountains and in the west to the Middle River.
When Mehrdad became king, Iran and Rome became neighbors and the Parthians became the most powerful kingdom of their time. Mehrdad also organized the internal situation of Iran, brought the economy to prosperity, and eliminated poverty. Therefore, Mehrdad II's reign is considered one of the golden and glorious eras of Iran's history.
Reaching the Kingdom:
After Mehrdad II ascended the throne, he first took back Babylon, which had fallen into the hands of the Tazians, then he marched to Armenia and conquered Middle Rhodan in 113 BC. Before Mehrdad the Great came to the kingdom; Around 133 BC, the Scythians had attacked the borders of Balkh, Mehrdad II attacked them and destroyed the Balkh state, and also destroyed the small Greek states that were formed near India.
The armies even attacked inside Iran, so that Parthia and Gorgan were trampled by their horses, a group of them went to Sistan and Bakhtar and established a Scythian government. Even Ordavan II, who was Mehrdad's father, was killed in a war with this group.
Mehrdad II defeated the Scythians in a very heavy battle so that they could not protest for a long time. This king liberated Parth and Herat and the Scythian state of Sistan became dependent on the Parthian state. In these battles, parts of Merv and Fararod were also under the ownership of Mehrdad.
In the battle that took place in the north, which today is called Arabia, the Tazi nomads who were planning to enter the Parthian territory were defeated by Mehrdad's attack and pushed back to the center of Arabia. This battle taught a great lesson to Mehrdad II to realize that a conflict with a great empire like the Parthians will not lead to anything other than death and destruction. They did not even have the courage to approach Iran's lands.
Coins of Mehrdad II eraFixing Mehrdad II to Iran's internal situation:
After the described victories, Mehrdad the Great had the opportunity to organize the internal affairs of the country. He was the first person from the Parthian family to call himself an emperor and claimed that the Parthian family was a descendant of Ardeshir II Achaemenid. This work of his was a useful action because he gave this tribe an Iranian identity and considered them to be the continuation of the Parthian way, on the other hand, this work made the Parthian government look right in the light of the connection with the Achaemenids.
Measures of Mehrdad II:
Mehrdad II strongly believed in Iranian culture, customs and traditions, he cleaned Iranian culture from Greek and Dutch culture with his unmatched effort and tirelessness. Mehrdad took many measures regarding trade and improvement of Iran's economy. At the time of this king, the trade route between Iran and China, which is known as the Silk Road, was formed. Since then, goods were exchanged between China, India and some other countries with Iran, and the economy of our country flourished.
The area owned by Mehrdad IIMehrdad II's attack on the western lands:
Since the western lands of Iran and between the rivers were very important, Mehrdad II attacked the northern lands between the Tigris and the Euphrates in 94 BC. After the victories he achieved in this region, the Euphrates River was determined as the western border of Iran, he also interfered in the affairs of Armenia, which were of great importance.
In 96 BC, in line with the world-opening policy of the Roman Republic, he attacked the western bank of the Euphrates River and was determined to make Iran and India its annexed territory. The commander of the Roman forces was a person named Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
Mehrdad decided not to go to war with the Romans after the many troubles that had been caused to the Parthians at that time, for this reason he offered them peace, but it should be noted that the representative of the Parthian government, after insulting Sulla, The way back was sentenced to death.
Death of Mehrdad II:
At the end of the life of this powerful king, invasions were formed in the east and west of Parthian territory. The king of Armenia, whose name was Tigran, took advantage of the death of Mehrdad II Kamal and took possession of the northern parts of the Middle River. At the same time, Guderz, who had revolted in Babylon during the reign of Mehrdad II, took over the imperial throne for a short time. Ured threw Goders from the government and after a short period, Sinatruk took the throne in his place.
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