Mirian II (Georgian: მირიანი) or Mirvan (მირვანი) (c. 90–20 BC) was a king of Iberia (Kartli, eastern Georgia) from 30 to 20 BC. His reign marked the reinstatement of the Nimrodid Dynasty, a continuation of the P'arnabazids.
Mirian is known solely from the early medieval Georgian chronicles according to which he was the son of king P'arnajom murdered by his son-in-law, the Armenian Artaxiad prince Artaxias I of Iberia who usurped the crown of Iberia. Mirian was carried to Parthia, there to be brought up at the court. He returned with a Parthian army, killed Arshak's reigning grandson Bartom[1] in battle and became king. He was succeeded by his son, Arshak II.[2]
References
- ^ Bartom is identified by modern scholars with the Pharnabazus of Cassius Dio.
- ^ Rapp, Stephen H. (2003), Studies In Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts, p. 284-5. Peeters Bvba ISBN 90-429-1318-5.
| Preceded by Parnavaz II (Bartom) | King of Iberia 30–20 BC | Succeeded by Arshak II |