![]() They adopted the religions, art, and architecture of their empire which was a mix of Hellenistic, Persian, Greek and other cultures. The Indo- Parthians were excellent horsemen, travelers and commendable warriors. Later they shifted their capital city between Kabul and Peshawar. Their first capital city was Taxila in present- day South Central Pakistan. It was the third biggest dynasty that ruled over present day Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Northern India. There is still a lot of dispute about their origin. It was called the Indo Parthian Empire since its coinage was influenced by the coinage of Parthia. The largest of these sub-kingdoms - the Indo Parthian kingdom, located west of the Parthian homeland - was founded in the late 1st century BC by the first of several kings named Gondophares, who was a Scythian (Saka) king and member of the Suren family, one of the seven major noble houses of the Parthians. The Parthian kingdom had its reach from Turkey to eastern Iran. King Mithridates, the great grandson of Arsaces I, further expanded by the empire by taking over Media and Mesopotamia from the Seleucids. ![]() ![]() Indo - Parthian The Parthian Empire was founded by Arsaces I of Parthia when he rebelled against the Seleucid Empire. ![]()
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