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Siege of Nisibis

Siege of Nisibis was a siege conducted in AD 573 at Nusaybin, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591, which ran from AD 572 to AD 591. The recorded result: Sasanian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 573
WhereNusaybin, Turkey37.083N, 41.217E
OutcomeSasanian victory
BelligerentsEastern Roman (Byzantine) EmpireagainstSasanian Empire
Part ofByzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591AD 572 to AD 591

Where it sits in the Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591

Siege of Dara, AD 573Siege of Nisibis, AD 573Battle of Apamea, AD 573Battle of Melitene, AD 576Battle of the Nymphios River, AD 582Battle of Solachon, AD 586Battle of Martyropolis, AD 588Battle of the Araxes, AD 589AD 573AD 589Siege of Nisibis, AD 573
8 placed engagements of the Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 573 (year precision)
PlaceNusaybin, Turkey
37.083N, 41.217E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Acacius (son of Archelaus)
  • Marcian (cousin of Justin II)
  • Bahram Gushnasp
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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 573

Siege 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 Q48803101, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Nisibis (573), revision 1381250224, 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.