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1st century CE king of Persis

Pakor I
Silver coin of Pakor I
King of Persis
Reign	c. 1st century CE
Predecessor	Wahshir
Successor	Pakor II

Religion	Zoroastrianism

Pakor I (also spelled Pakoros I) was king of Persis in the first half of the 1st century CE, a vassal state of the Parthian Empire. He is known to have adopted on his coins the same hairstyle used on the coins of the Parthian king Phraates III (r. 69–57 BC).

Sources

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.
Rezakhani, Khodadad (2013). "Arsacid, Elymaean, and Persid Coinage". In Potts, Daniel T. (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Iran. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199733309.
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Pakor I
Preceded byWahsir	King of Persis First half of the 1st century CE	Succeeded byPakor II

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v t e Kings of Persis (after 132 BC–224 CE)
Darayan I (after 132 BC) Wadfradad III (1st half of 1st century BC) Darayan II (c. 1st century BC) Ardakhshir II (c. 1st century BC) Wahshir (2nd half of 1st century BC) Pakor I (1st half of 1st century CE) Pakor II (1st half of 1st century CE) Nambad (mid 1st century) Napad (2nd half of 1st century) "Unknown king II"(end of 1st century) Wadfradad IV (1st half of 2nd century) Manchihr I (1st half of 2nd century) Ardakhshir III (1st half of 2nd century) Manchihr II (mid 2nd century) Pakor III (2nd half of 2nd century) Manchihr III (2nd half of 2nd century) Ardakhshir IV (end of 2nd century) Shapur (207/10 – 211/2) Ardakhshir V (211/2–224)

Kings of Persis (after 132 BC–224 CE)

Darayan I (after 132 BC)
Wadfradad III (1st half of 1st century BC)
Darayan II (c. 1st century BC)
Ardakhshir II (c. 1st century BC)
Wahshir (2nd half of 1st century BC)
Pakor I (1st half of 1st century CE)
Pakor II (1st half of 1st century CE)
Nambad (mid 1st century)
Napad (2nd half of 1st century)
"Unknown king II"(end of 1st century)
Wadfradad IV (1st half of 2nd century)
Manchihr I (1st half of 2nd century)
Ardakhshir III (1st half of 2nd century)
Manchihr II (mid 2nd century)
Pakor III (2nd half of 2nd century)
Manchihr III (2nd half of 2nd century)
Ardakhshir IV (end of 2nd century)
Shapur (207/10 – 211/2)
Ardakhshir V (211/2–224)

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