Kingdom of Molon
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Molon was the governor of the eastern satrapies of the Seleucid Kingdom. He was briefly an independent ruler in 221 BC.
Establishment
January 221 BC: Molon, governor general of the higher Seleucid satrapies (including Persia and Media) revolted. Molon forced the strategists of the royal army into retirement by occupying the country east of the Tigris. King Antiochos sent only a mercenary strategist named Xenoitas against him who get beaten.
Chronology
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Were a series of wars of succession that were fought between competing branches of the Seleucid royal household for control of the Seleucid Empire.
1.1.Secession of Molon
Was the rebellion of Seleucid General Molon in the Satrapies of Persia and Media.
1.1.1.Defeat of Molon
Rebel Seleucid General Molon was defeated.
January 220 BC: Antiochos found himself in a difficult situation, having to deal with this uprising while trying in vain to reconquer Coele-Syria from Ptolemy III. The king ends up deciding to go to the East himself on the advice of Epigenes. The campaign is conducted relatively effectively as Molon is defeated and commits suicide.
Disestablishment
January 220 BC: Antiochos found himself in a difficult situation, having to deal with this uprising while trying in vain to reconquer Coele-Syria from Ptolemy III. The king ends up deciding to go to the East himself on the advice of Epigenes. The campaign is conducted relatively effectively as Molon is defeated and commits suicide.
