Siege of Tbilisi (627–628)
Part of the Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The siege of Tbilisi (627-628) was a siege by the Byzantine Empire and Western Turkic Khaganate in 627-628 against Prince Stephen I of Iberia, the Sasanid vassal ruler of Sasanian Iberia.
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Siege of Tbilisi | |||||||||
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Part of Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 and the Perso-Turkic war of 627–629 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Sasanian Iberia Sasanian Empire |
Byzantine Empire Western Turkic Khaganate | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Stephen I Shahraplakan |
Heraclius Böri Shad Tong Yabghu Qaghan | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Unknown the number of Iberians 1,000 Sasanids |
40,000 Unknown |
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