Siege of Sanaa (570) - Misplaced Pages

Part of the Aksumite–Persian wars of the 6th century

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Siege of Sanaa

Part of the Aksumite–Persian wars

Date

570

Location

Sanaa, Kingdom of Aksum 15°21′N 44°12′E / 15.350°N 44.200°E / 15.350; 44.200

Result

Sasanian victory

Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan is restored as king of Yemen as a vassal state of the Sasanian Empire

Belligerents

Sasanian Empire

Kingdom of Aksum

Commanders and leaders

Vahrez

Strength

c. 700

Unknown

Casualties and losses

Unknown

class=notpageimage| Location within Yemen

v t e Abyssinian–Persian wars
Battle of Hadhramaut Siege of Sana'a Sasanian reconquest of Yemen

The siege of Sanaa is a battle fought in the 6th century by the Kingdom of Aksum and the Sasanian Empire. It took place when the Sasanian under general Vahrez besieged the Aksumite city of Sanaa in 570.

Sources

Bosworth, C. E. (1983). "Abnāʾ". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 3. pp. 226–228.
Potts, Daniel T. (2012). "ARABIA ii. The Sasanians and Arabia". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
Zakeri, Mohsen (1995). Sāsānid Soldiers in Early Muslim Society: The Origins of ʿAyyārān and Futuwwa. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz. ISBN 978-3-447-03652-8.

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