# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/artabanus-ii
# Generated: 2026-09-01T07:00:18.095Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/artabanus-ii"
name: "Artabanus II"
slug: "artabanus-ii"
description: "Artabanus II, incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus III, was King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 12 to 38/41 AD, with a one-year interruption. He was the nephew and successor of Vonones I. His father has been variously identified as a Dahae or Atropatid prince, whilst his mother was a daughter of the Parthian King of Kings Phraates IV."
tagline: "King of Kings of the Parthian Empire (r. 12 AD - 38/41 AD)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Coin_of_Artabanus_II%2C_Seleucia_mint.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "-100"
deathDate: "38"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.48
  momentum:             0
  historical:           20.99266133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artaban_II"
    title: "Artaban II"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artabanus_II_van_Parti%C3%AB"
    title: "Artabanus II van Partië"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%86%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "اوچونجو اردوان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD_II"
    title: "Артабан II"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%C3%A0ban_III_de_P%C3%A0rtia"
    title: "Artàban III de Pàrtia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%95%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%95%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%88%DB%95%D9%85_(%D8%A6%DB%95%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C)"
    title: "ئەردەوانی دووەم (ئەشکانی)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artabanos_II."
    title: "Artabanos II."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artabanos_II."
    title: "Artabanos II."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%81%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%B2%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A0%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B8%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Artabanus II of Parthia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artabano_II"
    title: "Artabano II"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artaban_II.a"
    title: "Artaban II.a"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85"
    title: "اردوان دوم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artaban_II"
    title: "Artaban II"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artaban_II._Partski"
    title: "Artaban II. Partski"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/II._Artabanosz_p%C3%A1rtus_kir%C3%A1ly"
    title: "II. Artabanosz pártus király"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D6%80%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D4%B3"
    title: "Արտավան Գ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ardawan II"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artabano_II"
    title: "Artabano II"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "アルタバノス2世"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "არტაბან III"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%84%EB%A5%B4%ED%83%80%EB%B0%94%EB%88%84%EC%8A%A4_2%EC%84%B8"
    title: "아르타바누스 2세"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85"
    title: "اردوان دوم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artabanus_II"
    title: "Artabanus II"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artabanes_III_av_Partia"
    title: "Artabanes III av Partia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q345134"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump