Shapur II's Arab campaign

Shapur II's Arab campaign
The Nakhal Fort and the Hajar mountains, eastern Arabia
Date 325 CE Location Mesopotamia, Persian Gulf littoral, Arabian Peninsula, and Syrian Desert Result Sasanian victory[1]
Belligerents
Sasanian Empire	Arab tribes, primarily: Iyad Taghlib Banu Bakr Banu Abdul Qays Banu Tamim Banu Hanzala
Commanders and leaders
Shapur II	Qarwa Ibn Mukhallab
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Several Arab tribes deported and massacred

The Shapur II's Arab campaign took place in 325, against numerous Arab tribes, due to the Arab incursions into the Sasanian Empire. Shapur II decisively defeated all the Arab tribes during his campaign, and became known as Dhū al-Aktāf to the Arabs, meaning “he who pierces shoulders”.^[1]