Historical thread518–591

Middle East and Egypt (6th–10th c.)

The Near East from the last great wars of Byzantium and Sasanian Iran to the Abbasid caliphate and its successor states: Khosrow I and Khosrow II, the rise of Islam and the Arab conquests, the Umayyads and Abbasids, Baghdad and its House of Wisdom, and the Fatimids in Egypt.

8 events · 1 region · Middle East and Egypt

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Aksumite invasions of Himyar518 – between 525 and 530 · Middle East and Egypt
Massacre of the Christians of Najranbetween September and November 523 · Middle East and Egypt
Suppression of the Mazdakitesbetween 524 and 529 · Middle East and Egypt
Sack of Antioch by Khosrow IJune 540 · Middle East and Egypt
Breach of the Marib Dam and its repair by AbrahaJuly 547 – between 548 and 549 · Middle East and Egypt
Reign of Khosrow I Anushirvan531–579 · Middle East and Egypt
Abraha’s expedition against Mecca: the Year of the Elephantbetween 552 and 571 · Middle East and Egypt
Revolt of Bahram Chobin and the restoration of Khosrow II589–591 · Middle East and Egypt

Key participants

Byzantine EmpireHimyarSasanian EmpireKhosrow I AnushirvanAbrahaJustinian IDhu Nuwas (Yusuf Asʾar Yathʾar)First Turkic KhaganateKingdom of AksumBahram ChobinHephthalitesHormizd IV

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