Wadfradad II | |
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![]() Coin of Wadfradad II,Persepolis mint | |
Frataraka ofPersis | |
Reign | after 138 BC – after 132 BC |
Predecessor | Wadfradad I |
Successor | Darayan I |
Died | after 138 BC |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Wadfradad II, Hellenized asAutophradates II, was a dynast (frataraka) ofPersis in the late 2nd-century BC, ruling sometime after 138 BC. He was appointed asfrataraka by theParthian kingMithridates I (r. 171–132 BC), who granted him more autonomy, most likely in an effort to maintain healthy relations with Persis as the Parthian Empire was under constant conflict with theSaka,Seleucids, andCharacene.[1][2] The coinage of Wadfradad II shows influence from the coins minted under Mithridates I.[3] Wadfradad II was succeeded byDarayan I, the first of theKings of Persis.
Wadfradad II | ||
Preceded by | Frataraka ofPersis after 138 – after 132 BC | Succeeded by |