Siege of Tbilisi Third Perso-Turkic War

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gokturk khaganates @ height, c. 600 ce :





the next objective of turkic-byzantine offensive kingdom of iberia, ruler stephanus tributary khosrow ii. in words of movses kagankatvatsi, khazars encircled , besieged famous , great sybaritic trade city of tbilisi, whereupon joined emperor heraclius mighty army.


heraclius , tong yabghu (called ziebel in byzantine sources) met under walls of narikala. yabgu rode emperor, kissed shoulder , made bow. in return, heraclius hugged barbarian ruler, called him son, , crowned him own diadem. during ensuing feast khazar leaders received ample gifts in shape of earrings , clothes, while yabghu promised hand of emperor s daughter, eudoxia epiphania.


the siege dragged on without progress, punctuated frequent sallies on part of besieged; 1 of these claimed life of king. after 2 months khazars retreated steppe, promising return autumn. tong yabghu left young böri shad, either son or nephew, in charge of remaining forty thousand assist heraclius during siege. before long these departed well, leaving byzantines continue siege alone , prompting jeers besieged.


when georgians ironically referred emperor goat, hinting @ incestuous marriage, heraclius recalled passage book of daniel two-horned ram overthrown one-horned goat. interpreted sign , struck southward against persia. on 12 december 627 appeared on bank of tigris , clashed persian forces near ruins of nineveh. in january ravaged environs of persian capital ctesiphon, signalling sea-change in persian-byzantine relations.








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