Topic summary
Iberian War
Justinian I
Belisarius
Sittas
Gregory
Hermogenes
Pharas
John of Lydia
Sunicas
Tzath I of Lazica
Jabalah IV ibn al-Harith†
Al-Harith ibn Jabalah
Dorotheus
Domnentiolus(POW)
Al-Harith of Kinda†
Aïgan
Simmas
Ascan
Perozes
Xerxes
Azarethes
Bawi
Mihr-Mihroe
Chanaranges
Baresmanas†
Pityaxes
Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man
Aratius
Khosrow I
The Iberian War was fought from 526 to 532 between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire over the eastern Georgian kingdom of Iberia—a Sasanian client state that defected to the Byzantines. Conflict erupted among tensions over tribute and the spice trade.
The Sasanians maintained the upper hand until 530 but the Byzantines recovered their position in battles at Dara and Satala while their Ghassanid allies defeated the Sasanian-aligned Lakhmids. A Sasanian victory at Callinicum in 531 continued the war for another year until the empires signed the "Perpetual Peace".