Kingdom of Osroene (Organization, Concept)

Canonical URI: http://nomisma.org/id/osroene_kingdom

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Kingdom of Osroene (en)
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Osroëne (en)

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Osroene, also spelled Osroëne and Osrhoene and sometimes known by the name of its capital city, Edessa, was a historical kingdom in Upper Mesopotamia, which was ruled by the Abgarid dynasty of Arab origin. Generally allied with the Parthians, the Kingdom of Osroene enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 BC to AD 214.

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