Siege of Constantinople (626)

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The Siege of Constantinople in 626 was a major failed joint Avar and Sasanian attempt to capture the Byzantine capital, marking a decisive turning point in the Roman–Persian Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aftermath Byzantine strategic initiative against the Sasanian Empire ⓘ
contributed to collapse of Sasanian resistance by 628 ⓘ
weakening of Avar power in the Balkans ⓘ
alliance Avar–Sasanian coalition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Avar–Sasanian siege of Constantinople ⓘ
belligerent Avar Khaganate ⓘ
Bulgar auxiliaries ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
Slavic auxiliaries ⓘ
chronology early 7th century ⓘ
commander Avar khagan ⓘ
Bonus (Byzantine general) ⓘ
Heraclius ⓘ
Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople ⓘ
Shahrbaraz ⓘ
conflictIn Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
defensiveWork Theodosian Walls ⓘ
sea walls of Constantinople ⓘ
endDate 626-08-07 ⓘ
feature Avar forces attacking land walls on the European side ⓘ
Sasanian forces positioned on the Asian side of the Bosporus ⓘ
use of Slavic monoxyla boats on the Golden Horn ⓘ
followedBy Byzantine counteroffensives in Mesopotamia and Persia ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
location Constantinople ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
opponent Byzantine garrison of Constantinople ⓘ
Heraclius ⓘ
opposedBy citizens of Constantinople ⓘ
partOf Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
precededBy Sasanian conquests in the Levant and Egypt ⓘ
relatedTo reign of Emperor Heraclius ⓘ
religiousAspect composition of the Akathist Hymn according to later tradition ⓘ
processions with the icon of the Theotokos ⓘ
result Byzantine victory ⓘ
failure of Avar–Sasanian attempt to capture Constantinople ⓘ
significance preservation of Constantinople as Byzantine capital ⓘ
turning point in the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 ⓘ
startDate 626-07-29 ⓘ
strategy joint land and river assault on Constantinople ⓘ
tactic naval defense of the Golden Horn by Byzantine fleet ⓘ
sorties from the city against besieging forces ⓘ
year 626 ⓘ

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Roman–Persian Wars → significantEvent → Siege of Constantinople (626) ⓘ
Avar Khaganate → notableEvent → siege of Constantinople (626) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Constantinople (626)
George of Pisidia → wroteAbout → Avar–Slavic siege of Constantinople (626) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Constantinople (626)
Siege of Constantinople (626) → alsoKnownAs → Avar–Sasanian siege of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Constantinople (626)
Avars → notableEvent → Siege of Constantinople in 626 (with allies) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Constantinople (626)
Khagan Bayan II → conflict → siege of Constantinople (626) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Constantinople (626)
Bulgar auxiliaries → participatedIn → Siege of Constantinople (626) ⓘ
Bonus (Byzantine general) → conflict → Avar–Persian siege of Constantinople (626) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Constantinople (626)
Avar–Sasanian coalition → notableEvent → Siege of Constantinople (626) ⓘ