Mithridates V of Parthia

Mithridates V (Parthian: 𐭌𐭄𐭓𐭃𐭕 Mihrdāt) was a Parthian contender from 129 to 140. Sources claim he was either a son of Pacorus II^[1] or a brother of Osroes I.^[2][3] His son, Vologases IV of Parthia (147–191), took the throne after the death of Vologases III in 147.

Coin of Mithridates V, Ecbatana mint

References

1. John Malalas, Chronographia, Book 11, 1-6; seeː A. D. H. Bivar, The Political History of Iran under the Arsadis, in: E. Yarshater (editor), The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3: The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanid Periods, Part 1, 1981, ISBN 978-0-521-20092-9, p. 91
2. André Verstandig, Histoire de l'Empire parthe (-250 à 227), Bruxelles, Le Cri Histoire édition, 2001
3. https://iranicaonline.org/pages/chronology-1

Sources

• Dąbrowa, Edward (2012). "The Arsacid Empire". In Daryaee, Touraj (ed.). . Oxford University Press. pp. 1–432. ISBN 978-0-19-987575-7. Archived from the original on 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
• Kia, Mehrdad (2016). The Persian Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1610693912. (2 volumes)

Mithridates V of Parthia Arsacid dynasty
Preceded by Vologases III	King of the Parthian Empire 129–140	Succeeded by Vologases III