Siege of Constantinople (626)

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:aftermath Byzantine counter-offensive against Sassanids
Decline of Avar power in the Balkans
gptkbp:baseDefense gptkb:Byzantine_military
Byzantine citizens
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Sassanid_Empire
gptkb:Avar_Khaganate
Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Shahrbaraz
gptkb:Avar_Khagan
gptkb:Heraclius
gptkbp:date 626
gptkbp:location gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:notableFeature Avars and Slavs attacked from the European side
Byzantine navy prevented crossing of the Bosphorus
Sassanids attacked from the Asian side
Defended by Patriarch Sergius and the Virgin Mary (according to tradition)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Byzantine–Sassanid_War_of_602–628
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Sassanid_Persians
gptkb:Slavs
gptkb:Bulgars
gptkb:Avar_Khaganate
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Byzantine–Sassanid_War_of_602–628
gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(674–678)
gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(717–718)
gptkbp:result Byzantine victory
gptkbp:significance Saved Constantinople from capture
Weakened Avar and Sassanid power
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Late_Roman_Empire
gptkb:Avar_Khaganate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
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