Siege of Martyropolis (531)

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Siege of Martyropolis (531)
Part of the Iberian War
Date Autumn 531 Location Martyropolis, Byzantine Empire (modern-day Silvan, Şanlıurfa, Turkey) 38°8′31.99″N 41°0′5.00″E / 38.1422194°N 41.0013889°E / 38.1422194; 41.0013889 Result Siege abandoned End of the Iberian War
Belligerents
Sasanian Empire Huns	Byzantine Empire Ghassanids
Commanders and leaders
Chanaranges Bawi Mihr-Mihroe	Garrison force: Bouzes Dux Bessas Bishop Nonnus † Field army (not engaged): Strategos Sittas Hermogenes Al-Harith ibn Jabalah
Strength
Large army
class=notpageimage| Location within Turkey

A siege of Martyropolis occurred in Autumn of 531 during the Iberian War between the Sasanian Empire under Kavadh I and Byzantine Empire under Justinian I.

A Roman raid from Martyropolis triggered the Sasanians to launch a siege on the newly fortified frontier city. Initially, the Sasanians had the upper hand, but a series of political events and logistical issues led them to withdraw. It was the last conflict of the Iberian War.