Carax - Carax

Japanese: カラクス - からくす
Carax - Carax

…an ancient kingdom located at the mouth of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, at the head of the Persian Gulf. The region was called Messene, but was later called Caracene after its principal city, Charax. Hyspaosines, who was appointed governor by the Seleucid king Antiochus IV, established the kingdom in the second half of the 2nd century BCE.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Carax" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ティグリス川とユーフラテス川の河口,ペルシア湾頭にあった古代の王国。この地方はメッセネといったが,主要都市カラクスCharaxの名にちなんでカラケネと呼ばれた。セレウコス朝アンティオコス4世によって総督に任命されたヒュスパオシネスが,前2世紀後半に自立。…

※「カラクス」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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