Mesene/Characene/Shad Bahman/Maisan

region · 30 BC – 640 AD

Mesene/Characene/Shad Bahman/Maisan was a kingdom within the Parthian Empire founded ca. 127 BCE under Aspasine. Mesene is subsequently attested as a dependent country of the Sasanian empire.

Coordinates

31.46786, 47.34447

Also known as

Characene, Maisan, Mesene, Shad Bahman

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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