Mirian II or Mirvan (მირვანი) (c.

Circa

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 90-20 BC) was a king of Iberia

Caucasian Iberia

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 (Kartli

Kartli

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, eastern Georgia

Georgia (country)

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) from 30 to 20 BC. His reign marked the reinstatement of the Nimrodid Dynasty, a continuation of the P'arnabazids

Pharnabazid Dynasty

The Pharnabazid or P’arnavaziani is the name of the first dynasty of Georgian kings of Kartli preserved by the Georgian historical tradition. Their rule lasted, with intermissions, from the 3rd century BC to the 2nd century AD. The main male line is reported to have become extinct early on and...

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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 Armenia

Armenia

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n Artaxiad

Artaxiad Dynasty

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 prince Arshak who usurped the crown of Iberia. Mirian was carried to Iran

Iran

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, there to be brought up at the court. He returned with an Iranian army, killed Arshak's reigning grandson Bartom in battle and became king. He was succeeded by his son, Arshak II

Arshak II of Iberia

Arshak II or Arsuk , of the Nimrodid Dynasty, was a king of Iberia from c. 20 BC to AD 1....

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