Mithridates
I of Parthia
Mithridates I
(c.
195 BC -
138
BC) was the king of
Parthia
from
171 BC to 138 BC, succeeding
his brother Phraates I. He was the son of Priapatius, King of Parthia (died 176
BC). During his reign, the Parthians took
Babylonia
(
144 BC),
Media
(
141 BC) and
Persia
(
139 BC). In 139 BC Mithridates
captured
Demetrius
II of Syria, and Demetrius later married Mithridates's daughter Rhodogune.His
son Phraates suceeded him on his death as King.