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 (627)
surface form: 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 Heraclius
surface form: Byzantine Empire – Heraclius

Sasanian Empire
surface form: Sasanian Empire – Rhazates
commander Heraclius
Rhazates
Shahrbaraz
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman 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 Battle of Nineveh (627) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Byzantine advance toward Ctesiphon (627–628)

overthrow of Khosrow II
historicalPeriod Roman–Persian Wars
surface form: Byzantine–Sasanian Wars
historicalRegion Assyria
involvedReligion Byzantine Empire
surface form: Christian Byzantine Empire

Sasanian Empire
surface form: Zoroastrian 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 Roman–Persian Wars
surface form: Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628

Roman–Persian Wars
precededBy Battle of Nineveh (627) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Byzantine campaigns in Mesopotamia (627)
relatedEvent the True Cross
surface form: Byzantine recovery of 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 Battle of Nineveh (627) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Byzantine campaigns in Mesopotamia (627)
Battle of Nineveh (627) followedBy Battle of Nineveh (627) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Byzantine advance toward Ctesiphon (627–628)
Battle of Nineveh (627) alsoKnownAs Battle of Nineveh (627)
this entity surface form: Battle of Nineveh (AD 627)
Byzantine armed forces significantBattle Battle of Nineveh (627)