Third Perso-Turkic War
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Was the third and final conflict between the Sasanian Empire and the Western Turkic Khaganate.
Chronology
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April 627: In 627, the Göktürks, led by Khagan Tong Yabghu, and their Khazar allies, led by Khagan Ziebel, conquered the Caspian Gates at Derbent in Caucasian Albania. The fall of the supposedly impregnable fortress caused widespread panic in the region.
April 627: Siege of Tbilisi.
January 628: Tong Yabghu hastened to resume the siege of Tiflis and successfully stormed the city in winter.
January 630: In 629, the Turks, led by their ruler Tong Yabghu, raided Caucasian Iberia, a territory of the Sasanian Empire. Anticipating a strong retaliation from the Sassanids, the Turks looted cities before retreating to the steppes.
January 630: In 629, the Turks raided Caucasian Iberia, a territory of the Sasanian Empire. The Turks anticipated a strong retaliation from the Sassanids, so they looted cities and retreated to the steppes.
