Maga of Characene
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maga-of-characene-167-856260
title:
Maga of Characene
text:
Maga was a King of Characene a vassal state of the Parthian Empire and important trading city in the Persian Gulf. He probably ruled at the end of the second century and is known only from the numerous coins that he minted. His coins are in a Parthian style, and the name on his coins is written in Aramaic as mʼg – which is interpreted as Maga. On these coins, he describes himself as the son of a King Attambelos who is otherwise unrecorded in history. Maga was the last ruler of Characene for whic
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description:
King of Characene from c. 195 to c. 210
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maga_of_Characene
date created:
2013-02-05T09:59:20Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T09:32:12Z
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