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Battle of Araxes |
year: 589 |
| A minor Byzantine victory which triggered a revolt against the Persian king | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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enemy: Sassanid Persians
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location: Modern Aras River, on the Iran-Turkey borders
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battle type: Pitched Battle |
war: Byzantine-Persian Wars |
modern country:
Iran |
| ▼ The Byzantines(emperor: Maurice (Mauricius)) | ▼ The Enemies | |
| Commander: | General Romanus | General Bahram Chobin |
| Forces: | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Background story: |
| Persian General Bahram Chobin beat the Turks on behalf of the Sassanid King Hormizd IV(579-590) at Hyrcanian Rock, and a year later turned against the Romans in Lazica (Koilchis). |
The Battle: |
 Araxes between Iran and Turkey The two armies stayed for 5 days at the opposite banks of the Araxes (modern Aras) River. On the fifth day they decided to fight. The Persians who apparently had underestimated the enemy were routed and fled in disarray. |
Noteworthy: |
| The Persian king Hormizd IV, already jealous of the rising fame of Bahram, took the opportunity to humiliate him and sent to him women's garments to wear. Bahram responded by writing him an offensive letter and later moved to Persia with a large army to depose the haughty monarch and place himself on the throne. |
Aftermath: |
| It was rather a minor defeat but it caused a serious Persian Civil War and the death of king Hormizd IV. |
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