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Characene

Characene (Ancient Greek: Χαρακηνή), also known as Mesene (Μεσσήνη) or Meshan, was a kingdom founded by the Iranian Hyspaosines located at the head of the Persian Gulf mostly within modern day Iraq. Its capital, Charax Spasinou (Χάραξ Σπασινού), was an important port for trade between Mesopotamia and India, and also provided port facilities for the city…

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Capital
Charax Spasinu
Common languages
Aramaic (cultural language)
Government
Monarchy
Historical era
Classical antiquity
Status
Autonomous state, frequently a vassal of the Parthian Empire
• 141–124 BC
Hyspaosines (first)

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Characene

Nodes88
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Triples195
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Sources · 130
Characene → Alexander, An Introduction, Ancient Iranian World, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Andrew, Antiquity, Arabian, Arabs, Araby, Arsacids, Arsakids, BCE, Bivar, Blackwell Publishing, Bosworth, British Museum, Brosius, Cambridge, Cambridge History, Cambridge University Press
related to Further reading · 27
Characene → Anabasis, April, Berytus, Charakene, Charax Encyclopedia Iranica, Die Charakene, Fasc, Gregoratti Leonardo, Hansman, ISBN, John, Königreich, Monika, Nodelman, Orientalia, Parthian, Persian Gulf, Preliminary History, Retrieved, Steiner
related to history · 25
Characene → After, Alexander, Alexandria, Antiochia, Antiochus IV, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Antiochus IV's, Babylon, BC, During, Elymais, Erythraean Sea, Great, However, Hyspaosines, Iran, It, Khuzestan, Macedonian, Satrapy
related to Name · 4
Characene → Charax Spasinu, Mesene, Persian, The
Capital · 1
Characene → Charax Spasinu
Common languages · 1
Characene → Aramaic (cultural language)
Government · 1
Characene → Monarchy
Historical era · 1
Characene → Classical antiquity
Status · 1
Characene → Autonomous state, frequently a vassal of the Parthian Empire
• 141–124 BC · 1
Characene → Hyspaosines (first)

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isbn parthian charax bc pp hyspaosines attambelos empire ii persian kingdom also vol seleucid history iranian trade ad aramaic king

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CharaceneCapitalCharax Spasinu1.00infobox
CharaceneCommon languagesAramaic (cultural language)1.00infobox
CharaceneGovernmentMonarchy1.00infobox
CharaceneHistorical eraClassical antiquity1.00infobox
CharaceneStatusAutonomous state, frequently a vassal of the Parthian Empire1.00infobox
Characene• 141–124 BCHyspaosines (first)1.00infobox
Characene• 210–222 ADAbinergaios III (last)1.00infobox
Characene• Established141 BC1.00infobox
Characene• Sasanian conquest222 AD1.00infobox
Characenerelated to Further readingGregoratti Leonardo0.60section
Characenerelated to Further readingParthian0.60section
Characenerelated to Further readingPersian Gulf0.60section

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