siege, medieval

Siege of Ctesiphon

Name: Siege of Ctesiphon
Start: 0629-04-27
Location: Ctesiphon, Iraq

Siege of Ctesiphon was a siege conducted on 27 April AD 629 at Ctesiphon, in what is now Iraq. It was part of the Sasanian civil war of 628–632, which ran from AD 628 to AD 632. The recorded result: Shahrbaraz victory; Shahrbaraz becomes Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire. Recorded strength: 6,000 against Unknown.

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Fought27 April AD 629

WhereCtesiphon, Iraq33.094N, 44.581E

OutcomeShahrbaraz victory; Shahrbaraz becomes Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire

BelligerentsShahrbaraz forces; Allies: Parsig faction; Nimruzi factionagainstSasanian Empire

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofSasanian civil war of 628–632AD 628 to AD 632

Record

Date	27 April AD 629
Place	Ctesiphon, Iraq 33.094N, 44.581E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength	6,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Shahrbaraz Piruz Khosrow Namdar Gushnasp	Ardashir III Ardabīl (Sasanian noble) Mah-Adhur Gushnasp

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Ctesiphon AD 637, same recorded site
Siege of Maiozamalcha AD 363, same recorded site
Battle of Ctesiphon AD 363, 0.8 km N
Battle of Ctesiphon 1915, 1.3 km W
Battle of Ctesiphon AD 165, 1.6 km NE

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between AD 165 and 1915.

Elsewhere in AD 629

Battle of Mu'tah Jordan

Siege of Ctesiphon is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15277674, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ctesiphon (629), revision 1370740463, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.