While Mithridates retired to Hyrcania , his troops occupied the kingdoms of Elymais and Characene and subdued Susa .
While Mithridates retired to Hyrcania , his forces subdued the kingdoms of Elymais and Characene and occupied Susa .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
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(a).