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Siege of Petra

Siege of Petra was a siege conducted in AD 550 at Petra, in what is now Georgia; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Lazic War, which ran from AD 541 to AD 562. The recorded result: Byzantine victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 against 2,300.

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FoughtAD 550ran into the following year
WherePetra, Georgia41.768N, 41.753E
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsByzantine Empire; Sabirs; LazicaagainstSasanian Empire
Part ofLazic WarAD 541 to AD 562

Where it sits in the Lazic War

Siege of Petra, AD 541Battle of Nisibis, AD 541Belisarius' invasion of Mesopotamia, AD 541Siege of Edessa, AD 544Siege of Petra, AD 548Siege of Petra, AD 550Battle of the Phasis, AD 550Battle of the Hippus, AD 550Battle of the Tsebelda fortress, AD 550Battle of Archaeopolis, AD 551Mihr-Mihroe's campaign of 554, AD 553Yawm Halima, AD 554Siege of Onoguris, AD 555Siege of Phasis, AD 555AD 541AD 555Siege of Petra, AD 550
14 placed engagements of the Lazic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 550 (year precision)
to AD 551
PlacePetra, Georgia
41.768N, 41.753E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength6,0002,300
Casualties and lossesMost of the force killed or woundedEntire force; 1,570 killed; 730 captured, 712 of whom were wounded
Commanders
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In the same war

Siege of Petra is one of 128 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 116 in present-day Georgia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q61889639, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Petra (550–551), revision 1384930931, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.