page_title: Persis
section_title: Kings of Persis, under the Parthian Empire
hierarchical_section_title: Persis / Kings of Persis, under the Parthian Empire
caption_attribution_description: English: KINGS of PERSIS. Dārēv (Darios) I. 2nd century BC. Aramaic coin legend d’ryw mlk (𐡃‬𐡀𐡓𐡉‬‬𐡅‬ 𐡌𐡋‬𐡊‬, "King Darius")
context_page_description: Persis, better known as Persia, or Persia proper, is a region located to the southwest of modern Iran. The Persians are thought to have initially migrated either from Central Asia or, more probably, from the north through the Caucasus. They would then have migrated to the current region of Persis in the early 1st millennium BC. The country name Persia was derived directly from the Old Persian Parsa.
context_section_description: During an apparent transitional period, corresponding to the reigns of Vādfradād II and another uncertain king, no titles of authority appeared on the reverse of their coins. The earlier title prtrk' zy alhaya (Frataraka) had disappeared. Under Dārēv I however, the new title of mlk, or king, appeared, sometimes with the mention  of prs (Persis), suggesting that the kings of Persis had become independent rulers. 
  When the Parthian Arsacid king Mithridates I (ca. 171-138 BC) took control of Persis, he left the Persian dynasts in office, known as the Kings of Persis, and they were allowed to continue minting coins with the title of mlk ("King").
caption: Dārēv I (Darios I) used for the first time the title of mlk (King). 2nd century BC.
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