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Battle of Mindouos

Battle of Mindouos was a battle fought in AD 528 in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Iberian War, which ran from AD 526 to AD 532. The recorded result: Sasanian victory. Recorded strength: Presumably larger than the Sasanian force against 30,000.

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FoughtAD 528
WhereTurkey37.338N, 41.747E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSasanian victory
BelligerentsByzantine Empire; Ghassanids; IsauriansagainstSasanian Empire
Part ofIberian WarAD 526 to AD 532

Where it sits in the Iberian War

Battle of Thannuris, AD 528Battle of Mindouos, AD 528Battle of Satala, AD 530Battle of Dara, AD 530Battle of Callinicum, AD 531AD 528AD 531Battle of Mindouos, AD 528
5 placed engagements of the Iberian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 528 (year precision)
PlaceTurkey
37.338N, 41.747E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthPresumably larger than the Sasanian force30,000
Commanders
  • Xerxes (Sasanian prince)
  • Perozes
Battle of MindouosBattle of MindouosDefense of AzakhConstantius II's Siege of BezabdeShapur II's Siege of BezabdeSiege of NisibisSiege of NisibisConstantius II's Siege of BezabdeSiege of NisibisSiege of NisibisMosulDiyarbakırVanBatmanTall AfarZakhoMardinAl Hasakah100 km37.338N, 41.747E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Mindouos is one of 120 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85745883, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mindouos, revision 1381249752, 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.