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Shapur II's Siege of Bezabde

Shapur II's Siege of Bezabde was a siege conducted in AD 360 at Bezabde, in what is now Turkey. It was part of Q500409. The recorded result: Sasanian victory.

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FoughtAD 360
WhereBezabde, Turkey37.402N, 42.067E
OutcomeSasanian victory
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstSasanian Empire
Part ofQ500409

Where it sits in Q500409

Siege of Nisibis, AD 326Siege of Nisibis, AD 337Battle of Narasara, AD 337Siege of Singara, AD 360Shapur II's Siege of Bezabde, AD 360AD 326AD 360Shapur II's Siege of Bezabde, AD 360
5 placed engagements of Q500409 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 360 (year precision)
PlaceBezabde, Turkey
37.402N, 42.067E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthLegio II Parthica; Legio II Armeniaca; Legio II Flavia Virtutis; Local archers
Commanders
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Shapur II's Siege of Bezabde is one of 65 engagements of the 4th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28668616, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Shapur II's siege of Bezabde, revision 1370738088, 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.