Hephthalite–Persian Wars

Hephthalite–Persian Wars Date 5th-century-562 Location Khorasan and Transoxiana Result Sasanian victory The Hephthalite state breaks into several minor kingdoms Belligerents Sasanian Empire Western Turkic Khaganate (557-562) Hephthalite Empire Commanders and leaders Peroz I  † Mihran  † Sukhra Kavadh I Khosrow I Istämi Khushnavaz Ghaftar

The Hephthalite–Persian Wars, refers to a series of conflicts between the Hephthalites and the Sasanian Empire.

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