The VI Century eastern roman empire: Steppe allies, western turks, and herat war
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https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.75.03.8Keywords:
Eastern Roman Empire, foederati, Battle of Herat, Turkic Khaganate, Ctesiphon Peace Treaty.Abstract
The subject of the Herat War and the Ctesiphon Peace Treaty of 591 is relevant since it reveals important aspects of the political, economic and military history. These events had a significant impact on the fates of the Byzantine Empire, the Persian Empire, and the Chinese Khaganate. The study of these events provides a more comprehensive understanding of the complex interrelationships and dynamics of Eastern politics. The academic paper also attempts to summarize the facts on the history of the “Herat War” of 589 from the standpoint of geopolitical analysis. This study involves analyzing historical sources including chronicles and archaeological data to reconstruct events and assess their consequences. The interpretation and analysis of documents and written sources of the time is also an important aspect in order to understand the motives and strategies of the parties involved in the events.
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Pourshariati, P. (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire. The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran. London and New York: I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd. https://acortar.link/Ss2QHc
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Tishin, V. V. (2020). To the name of the “King of the Turks” in the “Chronicle of Fredegar”. Bulletin of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, (3), 90-99.
Theophanes (1839). Theophanis Chronographia. Bonne: Impensis E. Weber. https://acortar.link/yCue4E
Tolstov, S. P. (1938). The tyranny of Apa-Kagan. Historical Notes, 3, 3-39.
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2024-03-30
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Melnyk, V. (2024). The VI Century eastern roman empire: Steppe allies, western turks, and herat war. Amazonia Investiga, 13(75), 89–105. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.75.03.8
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