battle, medieval

Battle of Nisibis

Name: Battle of Nisibis
Location: Nusaybin, Turkey

Battle of Nisibis was a battle fought in AD 541 at Nusaybin, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Belisarius' invasion of Mesopotamia. The recorded result: Sasanian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown, but outnumbered.

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FoughtAD 541

WhereNusaybin, Turkey37.075N, 41.216E

OutcomeSasanian victory

BelligerentsByzantine Empire; Goths; GhassanidsagainstSasanian Empire

Casualties and losses50 men; Standard of Peterand150 men

Part ofBelisarius' invasion of Mesopotamia

Record

Date	AD 541 (year precision)
Place	Nusaybin, Turkey 37.075N, 41.216E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown, but outnumbered
Casualties and losses	50 men; Standard of Peter	150 men
Commanders	Belisarius Peter (general under Justinian I) John Troglita Bouzes	Nabedes

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 Nisibis AD 252, 0.9 km N
Siege of Nisibis AD 235, 0.9 km N
Siege of Nisibis AD 573, 0.9 km N
Siege of Nisibis AD 337, 0.9 km N
Siege of Nisibis 68 BC, 0.9 km N

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

Elsewhere in AD 541

Battle of Nisibis 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 Q86750828, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nisibis (541), revision 1370270831, 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.