Battle of the Blarathon
Battle during the Byzantine-Persian War of 572-591 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of the Blarathon, also known as the Battle of Ganzak, was fought in 591 near Ganzak between a combined Byzantine–Persian force and a Persian army led by the usurper Bahram Chobin.
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Battle of the Blarathon | |||||||
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Part of The Sasanian civil war of 589-591 and the Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591 | |||||||
Map of the Byzantine-Persian frontier | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Byzantine Empire Khosrow II's forces |
Sasanian Empire Usurper forces of Bahram Chobin | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John Mystacon Narses Khosrow II Musel II Mamikonian Bendōy Bestām | Bahram Chobin | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
60,000 in total | Heavily outnumbered[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
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