Artabazanes of Media Atropatene ( peo, *R̥tabr̥zaⁿs, or ; grc, Ἀρταβαζάνης ; flourished 3rd century BC) was a Prince and King of the

Atropatene Atropatene ( peo, Ātṛpātakāna; grc, Ἀτροπατηνή), also known as Media Atropatene, was an ancient Iranian kingdom established in by the Persian satrap Atropates. The kingdom, centered in present-day northern Iran, was ruled by A ...

Kingdom. He ruled in 221 BC or 220 BC and was a contemporary of the Seleucid Greek King

Antiochus III the Great Antiochus III the Great (; grc-gre, Ἀντίoχoς Μέγας ; c. 2413 July 187 BC) was a Greek Hellenistic king and the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire, reigning from 222 to 187 BC. He ruled over the region of Syria and large parts of the res ...

. He was presumably of Iranian lineage. Artabazanes is said to be a grandson of the Persian King Darius III. The father of Artabazanes was one of the four sons born to Darius III from his union with the daughter of Gobryas prior to his accession.Hallock, R (1985): "The evidence of the Persepolis Tablets", en I Gershevitch (ed.) ''The Cambridge History of Iran'' v. 2, p. 591.

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{{Reflist 3rd-century BC rulers Rulers of Media Atropatene 3rd-century BC Iranian people Darius III