Siege

Siege of Sanaa

570 · 15.35° N, 44.20° E

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When
570
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
15.35° N, 44.20° E
Description
part of the Aksumite–Persian wars of the 6th century

Siege of Sanaa (570)

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

The siege of Sanaa is a pre-Islamic battle fought in the 6th century by the Kingdom of Aksum and the Sasanian Empire, during the Aksumite–Persian wars. It took place when the Sasanian under general Vahrez besieged the Aksumite city of Sanaa in 570.

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