Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628

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title: Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
text: The Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 was the final and most devastating of the series of wars fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Persian Sasanian Empire. The previous war between the two powers had ended in 591 after Emperor Maurice helped the Sasanian king Khosrow II regain his throne. In 602 Maurice was murdered by his political rival Phocas. Khosrow declared war, ostensibly to avenge the death of the deposed emperor Maurice. This became a decades-long conflict, the longest war in th
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description: Last war between the Byzantine and Sasanian empires
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date created: 2009-12-19T03:02:52Z
date modified: 2024-08-29T20:36:10Z
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