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Vologases III of Parthia claimed the throne of the Parthian Empire about 105 , in the last days of Pacorus II . He reigned over the eastern portion of the kingdom from about 105 to 147 . The period was one of Civil War in the Parthian kingdom; for the early part of his reign Vologases contended with Pacorus' legitimate successors Osroes I ( 105 – 129 ) and Mithridates IV ( 129 – 140 ), who ruled Mesopotamia . Preoccupied by conflicts with the Romans , particularly the invasion by Roman Emperor Trajan , they were unable to effectively challenge Vologases. Following the death of Osroes, Vologases extended his rule through most of Parthia but had to contend with MIthridates, incursions of the nomadic Alans into Cappadocia , Armenia , and Media , and rebellion in Iran by an unknown usurper, c. 140 . After his death the Parthian realm was finally reunited by Vologases IV , the son of his rival Mithridates IV. REFERENCES
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