Mesene/Characene/Shad Bahman/Maisan
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Contributors:
Sean Gillies, P. Flensted Jensen, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Richard Talbert, Michael Heubel, R. Talbert, Ryan Horne
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Last modified
Apr 20, 2026 11:00 AM
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History
Mesene/Characene/Shad Bahman/Maisan was a kingdom within the Parthian Empire founded ca. 127 BCE under Aspasine. Mesene is subsequently attested as a dependent country of the Sasanian empire.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912905
31.4678578238, 47.3444711807
- Representative Locations:
- BAtlas Map Label Location (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 1860 meters.
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- Characene (30 BC - AD 640)
- Maisan (30 BC - AD 640)
- Mesene (30 BC - AD 640)
- Shad Bahman (30 BC - AD 640)
- Mesene/Characene/Shad Bahman/Maisan part of (administrative) Sasanian Empire (AD 224 - AD 651)
- Apamea part of (regional) Mesene/Characene/Shad Bahman/Maisan (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Jebel Khayabir/Alexandria?/Antiochia?/Spasinou Charax?/Karkh Maisan?/[Astarabad Ardashir]? capital of Mesene/Characene/Shad Bahman/Maisan (330 BC - 30 BC)
region, map label location
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 93 C2 Mesene/Characene/Shad Bahman/Maisan
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: IRN/IRQ
A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke, Sean Gillies, P. Flensted Jensen, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Richard Talbert, Michael Heubel, R. Talbert, and Ryan Horne, 'Mesene/Characene/Shad Bahman/Maisan: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912905> [accessed: 18 July 2026]
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