Siege of Ctesiphon (637)

Siege of Ctesiphon (637)
Part of the Muslim conquest of Sassanid empire
DateJanuary–March, 637
Location
Result Ctesiphon occupied by Rashidun
Territorial
changes
Conquest of western Sassanid Empire
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate
(Rashidun army)
Sasanian Empire
(Sasanian army)
Commanders and leaders
Sa`d ibn Abī Waqqās
Khalid ibn Waleed
Asim ibn 'Amr al-Tamimi
Al-Qaqa ibn Amr al-Tamimi
Khalid ibn Urfuta
Hashim ibn Utba
Zuhra ibn Al-Hawiyya (WIA) [note 1]
Yazdegerd III
Mihran Razi
Farrukhzad
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The siege of Ctesiphon took place from January to March, 637 between the forces of Sasanian Empire and Rashidun Caliphate. Ctesiphon, located on the eastern bank of the Tigris, was one of the great cities of Persia, the imperial capital of the Parthian and Sassanid Empires. The Muslims managed to capture Ctesiphon ending the Persian rule over Mesopotamia.
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