Sanabares II (160-175 CE) was an Indo-Parthian ruler of

Sakastan Sistān ( fa, سیستان), known in ancient times as Sakastān ( fa, سَكاستان, "the land of the Saka"), is a historical and geographical region in present-day Eastern Iran ( Sistan and Baluchestan Province) and Southern Afghanistan ( ...

. Sanabares II ruled the newly established Kingdom of Sakastan, following the partition of the remains of the

Indo-Parthian kingdom The Indo-Parthian Kingdom was a Parthian kingdom founded by Gondophares, and active from 19 CE to c. 226 CE. At their zenith, they ruled an area covering parts of eastern Iran, various parts of Afghanistan and the northwest regions of the Indian s ...

into the realms of Sakastan and

Turan Turan ( ae, Tūiriiānəm, pal, Tūrān; fa, توران, Turân, , "The Land of Tur") is a historical region in Central Asia. The term is of Iranian origin and may refer to a particular prehistoric human settlement, a historic geographical re ...

. The kingdom of Sakastan covers the period from 160 to 230 CE. The kingdom of Turan was ruled by another king named Pahares I (160-230 CE). Sanabares I succeeded in Sakastan the last of the major Indo-Parthian kings,

Sanabares Sanabares (Greek: ϹΑΝΑΒΑΡΟΥ ''Sanabarou''; 135-160 CE) was an Indo-Parthian king.Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage - Michael Mitchiner - 1976, Volumes 7 à 9 - Pages 670, 717 and 770 He was the last Indo-Parthian king to rule in both ...

, in 160 CE. The Kingdoms of Turan and Sakastan ended when they submitted to the Sasanian ruler Ardeshir I circa 230 CE. These events were recorded by Al-Tabari, describing the arrival of envoys to Ardeshir at Gor:

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