The Sassanid and Byzantine Conflict and its Effects on Ancient Kurdistan between the Years 590-630 AD

This book is a historical study about the Sassanid and Byzantine conflict and its effects on ancient Kurdistan between the years (590-630) AD. Its topics are organized in the form of sections and parts, consisting of an introduction, a preface, three sections, and appendices. The preface of this book contains a historical summary of the Sassanid and Byzantine empires.

The first section of the book discusses a geographical and historical background of ancient Kurdistan and the Sassanid and Byzantine conflicts from 224 AD to 590 AD and includes two parts regarding the Kurd and the name of Kurdistan, the most important regions and cities of ancient Kurdistan such as the region of Media and Azerbaijan (Media Atropatene), Upper Mesopotamia (Jazira), Adiabene, and Corduene, other regions where the Kurd resided such as the region of Armenia, Fars, and Ahvaz (Khuzestan), other inhabitants of ancient Kurdistan such as Persians, Arabs, Armenians, and Romans, and the religious structure such as Zoroastrianism and Christianity. It also covers the reasons for the emergence of the conflicts and the importance of Kurdistan in the Sassanid and Byzantine conflict.

The second section discusses the political relationship and Military conflict between the years (590-621 AD) and consists of two parts regarding the era of political relationships between the years (590-602 AD) such as the movement of Bahram Chobin and the seeking of refuge by Khosrow Parviz with the Byzantine Emperor Maurice, the Byzantine-Sassanid campaign to return Khosrow Parviz to the throne of power, the era of diplomatic relationships between the years (591-602 AD), and the internal problems of Byzantium and the signs of the resurgence of the Sassanid-Byzantine conflict. It also covers the resurgence of Military conflict between the years (603-621 AD) such as the conflict of the Phocas-Parviz era (602-610), which includes the Sassanid campaigns (603-610 AD), the campaign on Upper Mesopotamia, and the campaign on Armenia, and the conflicts of the Heraclius-Parviz era (610-628 AD), which includes the revolution of Heraclius and Emperor Heraclius and the conflicts (610-622 AD), and the reasons for the failure of the Byzantine Empire until the year 622 AD.

The third section of this book discusses the final stage of the Sassanid and Byzantine conflicts and their effects on ancient Kurdistan and consists of two parts regarding the final stage of the conflict between the years (622-630 AD) such as the preparations and arrangements of Heraclius to confront Parviz, the campaigns of Heraclius between the years (622-625), the resolution of the Sassanid-Byzantine conflict in Kurdistan, and Heraclius and the conflict over the Sassanid throne of power. It also covers the consequences of the Sassanid-Byzantine conflict on ancient Kurdistan such as political, religious, and economic consequences.