What the records say
- When
- 30 Apr 629
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 33.09° N, 44.58° E
- Description
- 629 siege between the forces of Shahrbaraz and Ardashir III, successful
Siege of Ctesiphon (629)
Part of the Sasanian civil war of 628–632
The siege of Ctesiphon took place on 27 April 629 between the forces of Shahrbaraz and Ardashir III. Shahrbaraz managed to capture Ctesiphon with a small force, revealing to all the weakness of the Sasanian Empire.
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