Battle of Nineveh (627)

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The Battle of Nineveh (627) was a decisive late-antique clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Persians that effectively ended the long Roman–Persian conflict in Byzantium’s favor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Nineveh (AD 627)
associatedRuler Khosrow II
belligerent Byzantine Empire
Sasanian Empire
campaignOf Heraclius’ counteroffensive against Persia
combatantStrength Byzantine army with allied contingents
Sasanian field army
commandedBySide Byzantine Empire – Heraclius
linked to: Heraclius

Sasanian Empire – Rhazates
linked to: Sasanian Empire
commander Heraclius
Rhazates
Shahrbaraz
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire
Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Sasanian Empire
contributedTo collapse of Khosrow II’s regime
subsequent civil wars in the Sasanian Empire
date 627-12-12
decisiveAgainst Sasanian Empire
decisiveFor Byzantine Empire
era Late Antiquity
followedBy Byzantine advance toward Ctesiphon (627–628)
overthrow of Khosrow II
historicalPeriod Byzantine–Sasanian Wars
historicalRegion Assyria
involvedReligion Christian Byzantine Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Zoroastrian Sasanian Empire
linked to: Sasanian Empire
locatedInPresentDay Iraq
location near ancient Nineveh
near the Great Zab River
northern Mesopotamia
militaryTheater Mesopotamian front of the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
near ruins of ancient Nineveh
opponentCommander Rhazates
Sasanian generals
partOf Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
Roman–Persian Wars
precededBy Byzantine campaigns in Mesopotamia (627)
relatedEvent Byzantine recovery of the True Cross
linked to: the True Cross

Sack of Jerusalem (614)
result decisive Byzantine victory
significance effectively ended the long Roman–Persian conflict in Byzantium’s favor
paved the way for a favorable peace treaty for Byzantium
weakened the Sasanian Empire shortly before the early Islamic conquests
tacticsUsed feigned retreat by Byzantine forces
pitched field battle in open terrain
year 627

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Roman–Persian Wars significantEvent Battle of Nineveh (627)
Heraclius militaryConflict Battle of Nineveh (627)
Sasanian Empire notableBattle Battle of Nineveh (627)
Battle of Nineveh (627) precededBy Byzantine campaigns in Mesopotamia (627)
linked to: Battle of Nineveh (627)
Battle of Nineveh (627) followedBy Byzantine advance toward Ctesiphon (627–628)
linked to: Battle of Nineveh (627)
Battle of Nineveh (627) alsoKnownAs Battle of Nineveh (AD 627)
linked to: Battle of Nineveh (627)
Byzantine armed forces significantBattle Battle of Nineveh (627)