The Siege of Sana'a is a battle fought in the 6th century by the Kingdom of Aksum and the Sasanian Empire.It took place when the Sasanian under general Vahrez besieged the Aksumite city of Sana'a in 570.
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| siege of sanaa | |||||||
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| Part of the Aksumite–Persian wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sasanian Empire | Kingdom of Aksum | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Vahrez | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 700 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
  Location within Yemen | |||||||
Sources
- Bosworth, C. E. (1983). "Abnāʾ". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 3. pp. 226–228.
- Potts, Daniel T. (2012). "ARABIA ii. The Sasanians and Arabia". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
- Zakeri, Mohsen (1995). Sāsānid Soldiers in Early Muslim Society: The Origins of ʿAyyārān and Futuwwa. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz. ISBN 978-3-447-03652-8.
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