Mithridates I of Parthia

Who was Mithridates I of Parthia?

Mithridates or Mithradates I, was king of the Parthian Empire from 171 BC to 138 BC, succeeding his brother Phraates I. His father was king Phriapatius of Parthia, who died ca. 176 BC. Mithridates I made Parthia into a major political power by expanding the empire to the east, south, and west. During his reign the Parthians took Herat, Babylonia, Media and Persia. Because of his many conquests and religious tolerance, he has been compared to other Iranian kings such Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire.