Hephthalite–Sasanian Wars

Hephthalite–Sasanian Wars

The forces of the Sasanians and Hephthalites fighting
Date5th-century-7th-century
Location
Khorasan and Transoxiana
Result

Perso-Turkic victory

  • The Hephthalite Empire breaks into minor kingdoms
Belligerents
Sasanian Empire
Western Turkic Khaganate (557–562) 		Hephthalite Empire
Commanders and leaders
Bahram V
Peroz I †
Mihran †
Sukhra
Kavadh I
Khosrow I		 Khushnavaz
Ghaftar

The Hephthalite–Sasanian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Hephthalites and the Sasanian Empire. The most significant of these occurring in 484 with the death of Shah Peroz I by the Hephthalites.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.