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Siege of Nisibis

Siege of Nisibis was a siege conducted in AD 235 at Nusaybin, in what is now Turkey. It was part of Q3778777. The recorded result: Sasanian victory.

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FoughtAD 235
WhereNusaybin, Turkey37.083N, 41.217E
OutcomeSasanian victory
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstSasanian Empire
Part ofQ3778777

Where it sits in Q3778777

Ardashir I's Siege of Hatra, AD 229Siege of Nisibis, AD 235Siege of Dura-Europos, AD 239Fall of Hatra, AD 240Battle of Resaena, AD 243Battle of Misiche, AD 244Siege of Dura-Europos, AD 250Battle of Barbalissos, AD 252Siege of Nisibis, AD 252Siege of Antioch, AD 253Siege of Emesa, AD 253Battle of Edessa, AD 260Siege of Antioch, AD 260Siege of Caesarea, AD 260AD 229AD 260Siege of Nisibis, AD 235
14 placed engagements of Q3778777 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 235 (year precision)
PlaceNusaybin, Turkey
37.083N, 41.217E
KindSiege, ancient
Territorial changeSasanian forces capture Nisibis.
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 68 BC and AD 573.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 235

Siege of Nisibis is one of 85 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3625503, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Nisibis (237), revision 1370744032, 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.