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Battle of the Persian Border
Battle of the Persian Border was a battle fought in 551 BC at Ecbatana, in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ecbatana. It was part of Q3436196. The recorded result: Persian victory. Recorded strength: 60,000 cavalry; 3,000 chariots against 50,000 cavalry; 100 chariots; Unknown amount of peasants defending the city walls.
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Record
| Date | 551 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Ecbatana, Iran 34.806N, 48.516E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Strength | 60,000 cavalry; 3,000 chariots | 50,000 cavalry; 100 chariots; Unknown amount of peasants defending the city walls |
| Casualties and losses | Heavy | Light |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Hamadan 1503, 0.7 km S
- Siege of Hulwan 1046, 246 km W
- Battle of Robat Karim 1915, 256 km E
- Siege of Alamut 1256, 261 km NE
- Battle of Ray AD 811, 279 km E
In the same war
- After: Siege of the Pasargadae Hill 550 BC
Elsewhere in 551 BC
- Battle of the Fetters Greece
Battle of the Persian Border is one of 31 engagements of the 6th century BC in the atlas and one of 157 in present-day Iran.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3281712, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Persian Border, revision 1378908185, 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.