Person

Bartatua

Scythian king

b. 705 BCE – d. 650 BCE World The Great Crossroads

Bartatua or Partitava (old Iranian *Partatava, mentioned by Herodotus as Protothyes), is a Scythian king, who establishes friendly relations with Assyria.

He marries a daughter of Assyrian king Essarhaddon.

After his death, his son Madys, or Madius, becomes his successor.