Battle of Nisibis (530)

Battle of Nisibis (530)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Nisbis


caption=
partof=the Iberian War
date=530
place=Nisibis, southern Turkey
result=Sassanid victory
combatant1=Sassanid Empire,
Lakhmid Allies
combatant2=Byzantine Empire,
Ghassanid Allies
commander1=Kavadh I,
al-Mundhir IV
commander2=Belisarius
strength1=Unknown
strength2=Unknown
casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=Unknown

The Battle of Nisibis took place between the armies of the Eastern Roman Empire under the command of General Belisarius and Sassanid Persians under the leadership of Kavadh I in the year 530 during the Iberian War. Kavadh I, with the aid of Lakhmids defeated Belisarius's forces resulting into a Sassanid victory after a Persian defeat in the previous Battle of Daraa.


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