A Contribution to the Dating of the Battle of Dhū Ḳār

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Keywords: pre-Islamic Arabia; Dhū Ḳār; Iyās ibn Ḳabīṣa; Sasanids; Khusraw II Parwēz

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Dmitriy E. Mishin A Contribution to the Dating of the Battle of Dhū Ḳār. // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2019. N 4, p.22–36

Dmitriy E. Mishin (Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

The article reconsiders the date of the Battle of Dhū Ḳār. Based on new evidence, it places the Arab victory over Khusraw II’s forces in the summer of 602 and refines the chronology of the Sasanian governors of al-Hira.