Battle of Sarus

When

Apr 625

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

37.61° N, 35.59° E

Description

battle fought in 625 between the East Roman (Byzantine) army, led by Emperor Heraclius, and the Persian general Shahrbaraz

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Battle fought in 625

The Battle of Sarus was fought in April 625 between the Byzantine army, led by Emperor Heraclius, and the Persian general Shahrbaraz. After a series of maneuvers, the Byzantine army under Heraclius, which in the previous year had invaded Persia, caught up with Shahrbaraz's army, which was heading towards the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, where his forces would take part in its siege together with the Avars.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Sarus: Heraclius is victorious in a Byzantine assault river crossing”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Sarus Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “نبرد ساروس: هراکلیوس در یک حمله بیزانسی در عبور از رودخانه پیروز می‌شود”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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