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Battle of Thannuris

Battle of Thannuris was a battle fought in AD 528 at Tell Tuneinir, in what is now Syria. It was part of the Iberian War, which ran from AD 526 to AD 532. The recorded result: Sasanian victory. Recorded strength: Presumably larger than the Sasanian force against 30,000.

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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 528
WhereTell Tuneinir, Syria36.421N, 40.866E
OutcomeSasanian victory
BelligerentsByzantine Empire; Ghassanids; IsauriansagainstSasanian 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 Thannuris, AD 528
5 placed engagements of the Iberian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 528 (year precision)
PlaceTell Tuneinir, Syria
36.421N, 40.866E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthPresumably larger than the Sasanian force30,000
Commanders
  • Xerxes (Sasanian prince)
  • Perozes
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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.

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Elsewhere in AD 528

Battle of Thannuris is one of 120 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q37644827, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Thannuris, revision 1381249752, 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.