Siege of Ctesiphon (637)
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The siege of Ctesiphon took place from January to March, 637 between the forces of Sasanian Empire and Rashidun Caliphate. Ctesiphon, located on the eastern bank of the Tigris, was one of the great cities of Persia, the imperial capital of the Parthian and Sassanid Empires. The Muslims managed to capture Ctesiphon ending the Persian rule over Mesopotamia.
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Siege of Ctesiphon (637) | |||||||||
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Part of the Muslim conquest of Sassanid empire | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Rashidun Caliphate (Rashidun army) |
Sasanian Empire (Sasanian army) | ||||||||
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Sa`d ibn Abī Waqqās Zuhra ibn Al-Hawiyya (WIA) [note 1] Asim ibn 'Amr al-Tamimi Al-Qaqa ibn Amr al-Tamimi Khalid ibn Urfuta Hashim ibn Utba Khalid ibn Walid |
Yazdegerd III Mihran Razi Farrukhzad | ||||||||
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Unknown | Unknown |
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