Sack of Isfahan and Ray
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| Sack of Isfahan and Ray | |||||||
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| Part of Perso-Turkic war of 627–629 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Western Turkic Khaganate | Sasanian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Tong Yabgu |
Khosrow II Sassanid Governor of Isfahan † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Large | Less than Gokturks | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | All Eastern Iran looted | ||||||
After some quarrels with Il-Kagan and the subsequent peace, Tong Yabgu started his activities further west and south. The sacking of Isfahan and Ray was also an important part of this campaign.
Campaign
These activities are mentioned in a few sentences and general statements in the sources. He fought the Persians and subjugated Kashmir, then neighboring Kandahar to the south.[1] According to Armenian sources of the period, he entered Iran with a large army and took Rey and Isfahan. This event, which Armenian sources date to 616, should be after 619 according to Zeki Velidi[2] and not before 627 according to Ercilasun.[3]
References
- ↑ Chavannes, Edouard (2007). Çin Kaynaklarına Göre Batı Türkleri [Western Turks according to Chinese Sources] (in Turkish). İstanbul: Selenge Yayınları. pp. 53, 86.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Togan, Zeki Velidi. Umumi Türk tarihine Giriş. İstanbul: İ.Ü Edebiyat fakültesi yayınları. p. 73. Search this book on
- ↑ Ercilasun, Bican (2016). Türk Kağanlığı ve Türk Bengü Taşları. Dergah Yayınları. p. 191. ISBN 978-975-995-781-0. Search this book on
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