Wadfradad I, Hellenized as Autophradates I was a dynast (frataraka) of Persis in the late 2nd-century BC, ruling from 146 to 138 BC. He was succeeded by Wadfradad II.[1]

Wadfradad I
Coin of Wadfradad I, Persepolis mint
Frataraka of Persis
Reign146 – 138 BC (?)
PredecessorBaydad
SuccessorWadfradad II
Died138 BC (?)
ReligionZoroastrianism

References

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  1. ^ Shayegan 2011, p. 178.

Sources

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  • Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh (2007), "The Iranian Revival in the Parthian Period", in Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh and Sarah Stewart (ed.), The Age of the Parthians: The Ideas of Iran, vol. 2, London & New York: I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd., in association with the London Middle East Institute at SOAS and the British Museum, pp. 7–25, ISBN 978-1-84511-406-0.
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Wadfradad I
Preceded by Frataraka of Persis
146–138 BC (?)
Succeeded by