Siege of Edessa (610)

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Siege of Edessa
Part of the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
Datec. 610[1] or 609
Location
Edessa, Mesopotamia, Byzantine Empire
(modern-day Şanlıurfa, Turkey)
37°09′N 38°48′E / 37.15°N 38.8°E / 37.15; 38.8
Result Sasanian victory[2]
Territorial
changes		 The Sasanian Empire conquers Edessa[3]
Belligerents
Sasanian Empire Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Shahrbaraz

    The siege of Edessa was a military conflict in 609 or 610 during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628. After the fall of Amida (Diyarbakır) and Mardin, Sasanians besieged Edessa in 609 or 610. Some Christians are said to have believed it would be defended by Jesus himself on behalf of King Abgar V, but the city fell after a while.

    References

    1. ^ Kaegi 2003, p. 39.
    2. ^ "EDESSA". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 2025-04-30. (Procopius, De Bello Persico 2.26.5-2.27.46) but fell to Ḵosrow II Parvēz (590-628, with interruption) in his sweep across Mesopotamia in 609 (Chronicon, p. 699). A number of leading Monophysites were deported to Persia
    3. ^ Pirnia, Ashtiani & Babaei 2012, p. 217.

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