| Abgarid | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kingdom ofOsroene, with the capital most of the time atEdessa |
| Founded | 134 BC |
| Current head | Extinct |
| Final ruler | Abgar X Frahad |
| Dissolution | AD 242 (?) |
TheAbgarid dynasty was a dynasty ofNabataean origin.[1][2] Members of the dynasty, the Abgarids, reigned between 134 BC and AD 242 over the city ofEdessa and the Kingdom ofOsroene inUpper Mesopotamia.[1] Some members of the dynasty boreIranian names, while others hadArabic names, including Abgar itself.[3]J.B. Segal notes that the names ending in "-u" are "undoubtedly Nabatean".[3] The Abgarid dynasts spoke "a form ofAramaic".[3]
Following theBattle of Carrhae (53 BC), members of the dynasty pursued a broadly pro-Parthian policy for about two centuries.[3] At the turn of the 2nd century AD, theRomans turned Osroene into a Roman client state.[3] DuringCaracalla's reign (r. 198–217), most likely in 214, Abgar IX Severus was deposed and Osroene was incorporated as a Roman province (colonia).[3] Thereafter, Abgarid dynasts ruled either only in name[3] or over a limited territory of their former kingdom.[4]
| King | Reign | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Aryu | 132–127 BC | |
| Abdu, son of Maz'ur | 127–120 BC | |
| Fradasht, son of Gebar'u | 120–115 BC | |
| Bakru I, son of Fradasht | 115–112 BC | |
| Bakru II, son of Bakru | 112–94 BC | Ruled alone |
| Bakru II and Ma'nu I | 94 BC | Ruled together |
| Bakru II and Abgar I Piqa | 94–92 BC | Ruled together |
| Abgar I | 92–68 BC | Ruled alone |
| Abgar II, son of Abgar I | 68–53 BC | |
| Interregnum | 53–52 BC | |
| Ma'nu II | 52–34 BC | |
| Paqor | 34–29 BC | |
| Abgar III | 29–26 BC | |
| Abgar IV Sumaqa | 26–23 BC | |
| Ma'nu III Saflul | 23–4 BC | |
| Abgar V Ukkama, son of Ma'nu | 4 BC–7 AD | 1st tenure |
| Ma'nu IV, son of Ma'nu | 7–13 AD | |
| Abgar V Ukkama | 13–50 AD | 2nd tenure |
| Ma'nu V, son of Abgar | 50–57 AD | |
| Ma'nu VI, son of Abgar | 57–71 AD | |
| Abgar VI, son of Ma'nu | 71–91 AD | |
| Interregnum | 91–109 AD | |
| Abgar VII, son of Ezad | 109–116 AD | |
| Interregnum | 116–118 AD | |
| Yalur (Yalud) andParthamaspates | 118–122 AD | Ruled together |
| Parthamaspates | 122–123 AD | Ruled alone |
| Ma'nu VII, son of Ezad | 123–139 AD | |
| Ma'nu VIII, son of Ma'nu | 139–163 AD | First tenure |
| Wa'el, son of Sahru | 163–165 AD | Installed by the Parthians |
| Ma'nu VIII, son of Ma'nu | 165–177 AD | Second tenure |
| Abgar VIII the Great, son of Ma'nu | 177–212 AD | |
| Abgar IX Severus, son of Abgar | 212–214 AD | Deposed by the Romans; Osroene incorporated as a Roman province (colonia)[5][3] |
| Ma'nu IX, son of Abgar (?) | 214–240 AD | Maybe ruled only in name[4] |
| Abgar X Frahad, son of Ma'nu | 240–242 AD | Maybe ruled only in name[6] |