battle, medieval

Battle of Hadhramaut

Name: Battle of Hadhramaut
Location: Sanaa, Yemen

Battle of Hadhramaut was a battle fought in AD 570 at Sanaa, in what is now Yemen. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Sanaa. It was part of the Aksumite–Persian Wars, which ran from AD 570 to AD 578. The recorded result: Sasanian victory. Recorded strength: 16,000 men (modern estimates) 800 cavalry men (al-Tabari) against 6,000–10,000 men.

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FoughtAD 570

WhereSanaa, Yemen15.350N, 44.200E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSasanian victory

BelligerentsSasanian EmpireagainstKingdom of Aksum

Part ofAksumite–Persian WarsAD 570 to AD 578

Record

Date	AD 570 (year precision)
Place	Sanaa, Yemen 15.350N, 44.200E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	16,000 men (modern estimates) 800 cavalry men (al-Tabari)	6,000–10,000 men
Commanders	Wahrez	Masruq ibn Abraha

Placed at Sanaa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Sanaa AD 570, same recorded site
Siege of Sanaa 1967, same recorded site
Battle of Zafar AD 632, 128 km S
Siege of Najran AD 523, 238 km N
Capture of Aden 1548, 297 km S

In the same war

Before: Siege of Sanaa AD 570

Elsewhere in AD 570

Aksumite siege of Mecca Saudi Arabia

Battle of Hadhramaut is one of 120 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 18 in present-day Yemen.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15211638, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hadhramaut, revision 1370442417, 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.