The Daylamite Involvement in the Lazic War (541-562)

• Authors: KHOPERIA Nika
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In the Late Antiquity, the Caucasus region had become a battle ground for the Byzantines and the Sasanians. The conflict between the two great empires escalated in the 6th century, when both sides overcame internal conflicts and pursued active foreign policies. The Lazic War (541-562 CE), fought on the territory of modern western Georgia, then the Lazic Kingdom, was one of the most important conflicts of the Late Antiquity and an integral part of the unremitting wars of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. The conflict witnessed both sides employing combatant populations residing within the borders of their empires. Among them were the Daylamites, a kin-group from the rugged mountains of northern Iran, just south of the Caspian Sea who had long served as mercenaries for various powers. This article discusses the combat culture, tactics, equipment, and role of the Daylamites in the Sasanian military campaigns in the Caucasus in the 6th century CE.

Keywords

EN

Lazic War; Sasanians; Iran; Byzantine empire; Daylamites; infantry; Justinian; Khosrow Anushirvan

• Publisher: Instytut Historii Uniwersytet w Siedlcach
• Journal: Historia i Świat
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 165-172

Dates

published

2022-08-28

Contributors

author

KHOPERIA Nika

• Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, Tbilisi, Georgia
• Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

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Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.34739/his.2022.11.10