Battle of the Blarathon

Battle of the Blarathon
Part of The Sasanian civil war of 589-591 and the Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591
Map of the Byzantine-Persian frontier
Date August 591 Location Along the river Blarathon near Ganzak, northwest Persia 37°00′42″N 46°11′35″E / 37.011555°N 46.193187°E / 37.011555; 46.193187 Result Khosrow II / Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire Khosrow II's forces	Sasanian Empire Usurper forces of Bahram Chobin
Commanders and leaders
John Mystacon Narses Khosrow II Musel II Mamikonian Bendōy Bestām	Bahram Chobin
Strength
60,000 in total 40,000 Byzantine troops[1] 12,000 Armenian cavalry[2] 8,000 Persian troops[2]	Heavily outnumbered[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of the Blarathon, also known as the Battle of Ganzak, was fought in 591 near Ganzak between a combined Byzantine–Persian force and a Persian army led by the usurper Bahram Chobin.