Siege of Sanaa (570)

Part of the Aksumite–Persian wars of the 6th century

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15°21′N 44°12′E / 15.350°N 44.200°E / 15.350; 44.200Result

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 AksumCommanders and leaders VahrezStrength c. 700 UnknownCasualties and losses Unknown Unknown

Abyssinian–Persian wars

Battle of Hadhramaut
Siege of Sana'a
Sasanian reconquest of Yemen

The Siege of Sana'a is a battle fought in the 6th century by the Kingdom of Aksum and the Sasanian Empire.It took place when the Sasanian under general 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.