Kingdom of Margiana (Sasanids)

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Margiana (Sasanids) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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After the end of the Parthian Empire with the Battle of Hormozdgān in 224 AD Margiana submitted to the Sasanids.

Establishment

April 224: After the Sasanian victory over the last Parthian king at the Battle of Hormozdgān in 224 AD, Margiana, ruled by a certain king Ardashir, submitted to Sasanian king Ardashir V and accepted vassalage.

Chronology

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1. Roman-Persian Wars

Were a series of Wars between Rome (first the Roman Republic then the Roman Empire and finally the Eastern Roman Empire) and Persia (the Parthian Empire, and then its successor, the Sasanian Empire). The wars were ended by the early Muslim conquests, which led to the fall of the Sasanian Empire and huge territorial losses for the Byzantine Empire.

1.1.Sasanian Campaign of Odaenathus

Was a military campaign by Palmyrene King Odaenathus against the Sasanian Empire.

January 261: Margiana was formally annexed by Sasanian ruler Shapur I in c. 260 AD.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 226: The Sasanians captured the provinces of Sogdiana, Bactria and Gandhara from the Kushans in 225 AD. The Sasanians established governors in the area, who minted their own coinage and took the title of Kushanshas, i.e. "Kings of the Kushans".