Manisarus
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| Manisarus of Corduene | |
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| King | |
| File:King Manisarus (ca. 115 AD) of Corduene.png | |
| Reign | ca. 115 |
| Dynasty | Corduene Dynasty |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
King Manisarus (ca. 115 AD) was a second century king of the Corduene. During his rule he took control over parts of Armenia and Mesopotamia, and Osroes I of Parthia declared war on him. Manisarus petitioned the Roman Emperor Trajan, offering him territory taken from supporters of Osroes in return for his support, an offer which was evidently accepted.[1] Trajan also acquired the kingdom of Corduene at this time but only temporarily.[2]
19th-century scholars, such as George Rawlinson, identified Kingdom of Corduene and Carduchi with the modern Kurds, considering that Carduchi was the ancient lexical equivalent of "Kurdistan".[3][4][5] This view is supported by some recent academic sources which have considered Corduene as proto-Kurdish or as equivalent to modern-day Kurdistan.[6]
References
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- ^ Bennett, Julian (1997). Trajan: optimus princeps : a life and times. Routledge. p. 199. ISBN 978-0415165242.
- ^ Redgate, Anne Elizabeth (2000). The Armenians. p. 91. ISBN 978-0631220374.
- ^ ^ Kurds. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07
- ^ ^ Orbis Latinus, University of Columbia.
- ^ ^ Rawlinson, George, The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7, 1871. (copy at Project Gutenberg)
- ^ ^ A.D. Lee, The Role of Hostages in Roman Diplomacy with Sasanian Persia, Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, Vol. 40, No. 3 (1991), pp. 366-374 (see p.371)
External links
- Corduene or Gordyene, Classical Dictionary of Biography, Mythology and Geography.
- Geography, Strabo, Book XVI, Chapter 1, Section 24.
- History of Rome, The Establishment of the Military Monarchy, by Theodor Mommsen, page 24.