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Battle of Satala

Battle of Satala was a battle fought in AD 530 at Satala, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Iberian War, which ran from AD 526 to AD 532. The recorded result: Byzantine victory. Recorded strength: 30,000 against 15,000.

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The frontier between the Roman/Byzantine and Sassanid Persian empires in Late Antiquity (4th-7th centuries). Basemap taken from Image:Arshakuni Armenia 150-en.svg. Sources: G. Greatrex & S.N.C. Li
The frontier between the Roman/Byzantine and Sassanid Persian empires in Late Antiquity (4th-7th centuries). Basemap taken from Image:Arshakuni Armenia 150-en.svg. Sources: G. Greatrex & S.N.C. Li. Cplakidas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 530
WhereSatala, Turkey40.050N, 39.600E
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsSassanid Empire; Persarmenians; Sunitae; SabirsagainstByzantine 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 Satala, AD 530
5 placed engagements of the Iberian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 530 (year precision)
PlaceSatala, Turkey
40.050N, 39.600E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength30,00015,000
Commanders
  • Mihr-Mihroe
  • Sittas
  • Dorotheus (magister militum)
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In the same war

Battle of Satala 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 Q1637986, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Satala (530), revision 1381249609, 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.