Siege of Sanaa (570)

The Siege of Sana'a took place when the Sasanian under military officer Vahrez besieged the Aksumite city of Sana'a in 570.

Siege of Sana'a
Part of the Abyssinian–Persian wars
Date570
Location
Sana'a, Yemen
Result Sasanian victory
Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan is restored as king of Yemen as a vassal state of the Sasanian Empire
Belligerents
Sasanian Empire Kingdom of Aksum
Commanders and leaders
Vahrez
Strength
ca. 700 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

Sources
  • Bosworth, C. E. (1983). "Abnāʾ". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 3. pp. 226–228.
  • Potts, Daniel T. (2012). "ARABIA ii. The Sasanians and Arabia". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
  • Zakeri, Mohsen (1995). Sāsānid Soldiers in Early Muslim Society: The Origins of ʿAyyārān and Futuwwa. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz. ISBN 978-3-447-03652-8.

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