Kingdom of Elymais
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An autonomous state of the 2nd century BC that controlled the coast of Khuzestan (Iran).
Establishment
January 146 BC: After suffering a defeat, Mithridates retreated to Hyrcania. His forces then conquered the kingdoms of Elymais and Characene before taking control of Susa, a significant city in the region. This event took place in -147 and marked a significant expansion of the Parthian Empire's territory.
January 146 BC: The Kingdom of Elymais was autonomous state of the 2nd century BC.
Chronology
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Military campaigns of Mithridates I of Parthia in Elymais and Characene.
January 139 BC: While Mithridates retired to Hyrcania, his forces subdued the kingdoms of Elymais and Characene and occupied Susa.
January 140 BC: The Seleucids had suffered heavy defeats by the Iranian Parthian Empire; in 148/7 BC, the Parthian king Mithridates I (r. 171-132 BC) conquered Media and Atropatene, and by 141 BC, was in the possession of Babylonia. The menace and proximity of the Parthians caused Hyspaosines to declare independence.
Disestablishment
January 139 BC: While Mithridates retired to Hyrcania, his forces subdued the kingdoms of Elymais and Characene and occupied Susa.
