Editing Parni (section)

==Legacy==
The seizure of Astabene in 238 BCE nominally marks the beginning of the [[Arsacid Empire|Arsacid]] era, which is named after Arsaces, and the name adopted by all Parthian kings.{{sfn|Curtis|Stewart|2007|p=8}} The Arsacid dynasts laid claim to descent from [[Artaxerxes II]]. Beginning from Astabene and Parthia (which would subsequently be extended southwards to include much of present-day [[Sistan]]), the Arsacids gradually subjugated many of the neighboring kingdoms, most of which were thereafter controlled as vassalries. Beginning with the successful revolt - in 224 CE - of an erstwhile vassal of [[Istakhr|Stakhr]] named [[Ardashir I|Ardashir]] (in Greek again "Arsaces"/"Artaxerxes"{{sfn|Bivar|1983|p=96}}), the Arsacid/Parthian hegemony began to yield to a [[Sassanid|Sassanid/Persian]] one.

The name "Parni" reappears in Sassanid-era documents to identify one of the seven Parthian feudal families allied with the Sassanid court. However, this family is not attested from Arsacid times, and the claim to the "Parni" name is (like four of the six other families) "in all probability not in accordance with reality." "It may be that [...] members of them made up their own genealogies in order to emphasize the antiquity of their families."{{sfn|Lukonin|1983|p=704}}

It has been suggested{{sfn|Rawlinson|1879|p=169}} that the Parnau Hills (''Paran Koh'') bear the name of the Parni.