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siege of sanaa

Part of the Aksumite–Persian wars

Date

570

Location

Sana'a, Yemen

15°21′N 44°12′E / 15.350°N 44.200°E

Result

Sasanian victory

Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan is restored as king of Yemen as a vassal state of the Sasanian Empire

Belligerents

Sasanian Empire

Kingdom of Aksum

Commanders and leaders

Vahrez

Strength

ca. 700

Unknown

Casualties and losses

Unknown

Location within Yemen

v t e Abyssinian–Persian wars
Battle of Hadhramaut Siege of Sana'a Sasanian reconquest of Yemen

The siege of Sana'a took place when the Sasanian under military officer Vahrez besieged the Aksumite city of Sana'a in 570.

Sources

Bosworth, C. E. (1983). "Abnāʾ". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 3. pp. 226–228.
Potts, Daniel T. (2012). "ARABIA ii. The Sasanians and Arabia". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
Zakeri, Mohsen (1995). Sāsānid Soldiers in Early Muslim Society: The Origins of ʿAyyārān and Futuwwa. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz. ISBN 978-3-447-03652-8.