Iberian War

Iberian War
	Part of the Byzantine–Sasanian Wars
	; The Roman-Persian frontier in the 4th to 7th centuries
Date	526–532 AD
Location	Iberia, Transcaucasus, Upper Mesopotamia
Result	Inconclusive Treaty of Eternal Peace; Sasanians retained Iberia; Byzantines retained Lazica;
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire Iberia; Ghassanids; Huns; Heruli; Aksumites; Kinda;	Sasanian Empire Lakhmids; Sabirs;
Commanders and leaders
Justin I; Justinian I; Belisarius; Sittas; Gregory; Hermogenes; Pharas; John of Lydia; Sunicas; Tzath I of Lazica; Jabalah IV ibn al-Harith †; Al-Harith ibn Jabalah; Dorotheus; Domnentiolus (POW); Al-Harith of Kinda †; Aïgan; Simmas; Ascan	Kavadh I; Perozes; Xerxes; Azarethes; Bawi; Mihr-Mihroe; Chanaranges; Baresmanas †; Pityaxes; Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man; Aratius

The Iberian War was fought from 526 to 532 between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire over the eastern Georgian kingdom of Iberia—a Sasanian client state that defected to the Byzantines. Conflict erupted among tensions over tribute and the spice trade.

The Sasanians maintained the upper hand until 530 but the Byzantines recovered their position in battles at Dara and Satala while their Ghassanid allies defeated the Sasanian-aligned Lakhmids. A Sasanian victory at Callinicum in 531 continued the war for another year until the empires signed the "Perpetual Peace".

^ Neusner 1970, pp. 76–77.
^ Greatrex & Lieu 2002, pp. 96–97.
^ Barker 1966, p. 118.
^ "Sasanian Dynasty – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

[FOOTNOTENeusner197076–77-1] Neusner 1970, pp. 76–77.

[FOOTNOTEGreatrexLieu200296–97-2] Greatrex & Lieu 2002, pp. 96–97.

[Barker-3] Barker 1966, p. 118.

[4] "Sasanian Dynasty – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

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Iberian War

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