Sanabares

Sanabares
King
Coinage of Sanabares, Gondopharid Dynasty.
King of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom
PredecessorPacores
SuccessorPahares I (Turan)
Sanabares II (Sakastan)
Born135
Died160 AD
HouseHouse of Gondophares

Sanabares (Greek: ϹΑΝΑΒΑΡΟΥ Sanabarou; 135-160 CE) was an Indo-Parthian king. He was the last Indo-Parthian king to rule in both Sakastan and south Arachosia, as the Kushans under Wima Kadphises made inroads into Indo-Parthian territory. From 160 CE, the remains of the Indo-Parthian kingdom were partitioned between Turan, under Pahares I, and Sakastan under Sanabares II. following the partition of the remains of the Indo-Parthian kingdom into the realms of and Turan. The kingdom of Turan covers the period from 160 to 230 CE.

In his coinage, Sabares introduced a close-fitting Parthian-style tiara for his portraiture, a characteristic which was later continued by Pahares I. On the reverse has a figure of Nike walking.

A Sanabares II seems to have ruled in Sakastan from 160 to 230 CE.

Sanabares' name is mentioned in an Islamic source in the form of "Sisanābruh" (سیسنابروه).

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage - Michael Mitchiner - 1976, Volumes 7 à 9 - Pages 670, 717 and 770
  2. ↑ Mitchiner, Michael (1975). Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage. Hawkins Publications. p. 779. ISBN 978-0-904173-12-3.
  3. ↑ Mitchiner, Michael (1975). Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage. Hawkins Publications. p. 771. ISBN 978-0-904173-12-3. Meanwhile Pahares consolidated his new Kingdom of Turan . His copper tetradrachms show his bust wearing a close - fitting decorated headress, conforming with the fashion recently introduced to the mint of Kandahar by Sanabares I.
  4. ↑ کلانی, Reza Kalani رضا (2022-01-01). "Sanabares, Adur-Sasan, and Farn-Sasan in the Pedigrees of the Islamic Period". Tahouri Publishers.

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