What the records say
- When
- 615
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 39.00° N, 35.00° E
- Description
- 615 invasion
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Shahin's invasion of Asia Minor (615)
615 invasion
In 615, during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 with the Sasanian army under spahbod Shahin invaded Asia Minor and reached Chalcedon, across the Bosporus from Constantinople. It was at this point, according to Sebeos, that Heraclius had agreed to stand down and was about ready to become a client of the Sasanian emperor Khosrow II, allowing the Byzantine Empire to become a client state of the Sasanid Empire, as w…
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