Siege of Ctesiphon

The siege of Ctesiphon took place on 27 April 629 between the forces of Shahrbaraz and Ardashir III. Shahrbaraz managed to capture Ctesiphon with a small force, revealing to all the weakness of the Sasanian Empire.

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629  Wikidata
siege, 
Ashi, 

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Location: 33.0936, 44.5806, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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0629-04-30T00:00:00Z

629 Siege of Ctesiphon

0538-09-01T00:00:00Z

0538-09-01T00:00:00Z

-538 Battle of Opis

0165-01-01T00:00:00Z

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165 Battle of Ctesiphon

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198 Battle of Ctesiphon

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263 Battle of Ctesiphon

0363-01-01T00:00:00Z

0363-01-01T00:00:00Z

363 Siege of Maiozamalcha

0363-05-30T00:00:00Z

0363-05-30T00:00:00Z

363 Battle of Ctesiphon

0637-01-01T00:00:00Z

0637-03-01T00:00:00Z

637 Siege of Ctesiphon

0942-08-21T00:00:00Z

0942-08-24T00:00:00Z

942 Battle of al-Mada'in

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1524-01-01T00:00:00Z

1524 Capture of Baghdad

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1624-01-14T00:00:00Z

1624 Capture of Baghdad (1624)

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1626-07-03T00:00:00Z

1625 — 1626 Siege of Baghdad

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1915-11-25T00:00:00Z

1915 Battle of Ctesiphon

1980-09-30T00:00:00Z

1980-09-30T00:00:00Z

1980 Operation Scorch Sword

1981-06-07T00:00:00Z

1981-06-07T00:00:00Z

1981 Operation Opera

2003-04-03T00:00:00Z

2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

2003 Battle of Baghdad

2007-07-12T00:00:00Z

2007-07-12T00:00:00Z

2007 July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike

2020-03-01T00:00:00Z

2020-03-01T00:00:00Z

2020 2020 Camp Taji attacks

2021-11-05T00:00:00Z

2021-11-05T00:00:00Z

2021 2021 Baghdad clashes

0238-01-01T00:00:00Z

0235-01-01T00:00:00Z

-238 — -235 War of the Brothers

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region		Parthia		Wikidata
area	region	246	Parthian Empire		Wikidata
area	region	1958	Unknown		Wikidata
area	region	1968	Ba'athist Iraq		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	538	Battle of Opis	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	165	Battle of Ctesiphon	Roman Empire, Parthian Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	198	Battle of Ctesiphon	Roman Empire, Parthian Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	263	Battle of Ctesiphon	Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire, Palmyra, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	363	Siege of Maiozamalcha	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	363	Battle of Ctesiphon	Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire, battle, Kingdom of Armenia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	629	Siege of Ctesiphon	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	637	Siege of Ctesiphon	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	942	Battle of al-Mada'in	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1524	Capture of Baghdad	battle, Kalhure, Safavid Iran	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1624	Capture of Baghdad (1624)	Ottoman Empire, battle, Safavid Iran	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1625	Siege of Baghdad	Ottoman Empire, siege, Safavid Iran	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1915	Battle of Ctesiphon	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Ottoman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1980	Operation Scorch Sword	battle, military operation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1981	Operation Opera	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2003	Battle of Baghdad	United States, Iraq, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2007	July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2020	2020 Camp Taji attacks	missile strike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2021	2021 Baghdad clashes	armed conflict	Wikidata
event	war		Triangle of Death	war	Wikidata
event	war	238	War of the Brothers	civil war	Wikidata
site	fort		Maogamalcha	human settlement, fortress	Wikidata