Talk:Hephthalite–Gokturk raids of 614–616

Figures and wording

@HistoryofIran: Same goes here, the given figure for the Turkish army is sourced and "likely exaggeration" is nothing but a POV, it should be removed. Also, "sebeos exaggerates" is not a neutral sentence, should be replaced with "according to Sebeos".

Strength

I saw that Turkish wikipedia. Sassanid strenght is 320.000, Turkish wikipedia is translation of English wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Otukenli747 (talk) 18:10, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

What source does the Turkish wikipedia use? For English wiki the total Sassanid force is unknown (only a single 2000 cavalry division and 300 defenders at a city are mentioned), it was probably more total though, but no source states the number. --Qahramani44 (talk) 01:32, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

In this battle, Sassanids have 2300 elite cavalry just under of Smbat IV Bagratuni. But the number of Datoyean's army is unknown.

Also, according to Sebeos and Pourshariati this battle ended with Turkic victory. Kutlug Şad (talk) 14:09, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Uh no, the conflict ultimately ended in a Sasanian victory. It seems like you only read the first half of the page; "In Khusrow II’s second campaign, which, according to Howard–Johnston, took place a year later,753 Smbat reorganized his army and attacked “the nation of Kushans and the Hephthalite king.”754 Smbat’s forces defeated the enemy and followed them on their heels to their capital Balkh. Her¯at, all of Tukharistan, and T. ¯aliq¯an were plundered before Smbat returned and, with much booty, settled in Marv." Pourshariati is also mostly citing Sebeos in that page. This article seems (amongst other things) to have some chronological issues, which needs to be fixed in the future. --HistoryofIran (talk) 15:24, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Our topic is the Göktürk-Sassanid war. Not the Hephthalite-Sassanid war. In the 603/604, 606/607 or 616/617, Gokturk army besieged Smbat in Hroxt, and Datoyean came for support to Smbat, but Datoyean's army defeated and Datoyean killed by Western Turks. After this defeat of Sassanids, Gokturks attacked Hroxt and all of Sassanid army (in Hroxt) were killed.

Also Gokturks retreated from Iran in 604, 607 or 617, because Tiele were revolted against Gokturks and Sassanid forces attacked Hephtalites under Smbat, but they failed for took Tokharistan.

Smbat and Datoyean's forces defeated by Gokturks. And this war ended with Gokturk victory. Hephtalites definitely defeated by Smbat in 603, but Gokturks came for support in 604. Kutlug Şad (talk) 15:51, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Can you please stop cherry-picking? I had to find J. Marquart's work (who, although is a great scholar, wrote this over 100(!) years ago), suffer through its slow download, translate it to English, only to see that you were blatantly cherrypicking once again. After Marquart is done retelling what Moses Xorencai (Sebeos?) reports, he goes on to say the following;

"Aus diesem Bericht geht klar hervor, dass die K'uSan unter einem Konig hephthalitischer Abstammung standen, dieser aber die Souveranetat des Xak^ans der TUrken anerkannte. Ferner sehen wir, dass ganz ToxS,ristan bis TalakEn, ja sogar Watages (BaS^es) und Harew als Feindesland gelten und Margrot (Marwi-roS) die letzte iranische Provinz gegen Osten bildete. Ob Smbat wirklich einen Marzpan eingesetzt hat, wie ihm aufgetragen worden, wird nicht berichtet, wenn er es aber getan bat, so kann es sich nur um Marw und Marw-i ro8 handeln. Denn Toxaristan hatte er ja nach der Plunderung wieder geraumt."

Google Translate:

"From this account it is clear that the K'uSan were under a king of Hephthalite descent who recognized the sovereignty of the Khagan of the Turks. We also see that all of ToxS,ristan up to TalakEn, even Watages (BaS^es) and Harew are considered enemy country and Margrot (Marwi-roS) formed the last Iranian province to the east. Whether Smbat really used a marzpan as he was instructed is not reported, but if he did, it can only be about Marw and Marw-i ro8. Because he had evacuated Toxaristan after the plundering."

Due to this, I'm not gonna bother looking into the other two, unless you link them. I do however agree that this article has some issues and could use a rewrite/expansion. Perhaps even a name change or redirect. Also, do you happen to be associated with a discord group? --HistoryofIran (talk) 16:25, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Yes, Hephtalites were vassal of the Gokturks. But Smbat defeated by Gokturks. You can't deny it.

You also know that it is meaningless to put the Hephtalite-Sassanid war and the Göktürk-Sassanid war on the same page. If Sassanids defeated Hephtalites after Gokturk retreat we need to create a new page about Hephtalite-Sassanid war.

In 607 Gokturks defeated Sassanids and raided all of East Iran. After, Gokturks retreated from Iran. This is the Gokturk-Sassanid war.

Read Pourshariati again, carefully. Kutlug Şad (talk) 16:35, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Pretty rich of you telling me to re-read something when you are blatantly cherrypicking. In fact, there doesn't seem to be a Gokturk-Sasanian war at all in this period. This was between the Hephthalites (who were aided by their suzerains, the Gokturks) and Sasanians. Anyways, I'll ask again, since you clearly ignored my question; do you happen to be associated with a discord group? A person named BerkBerk68 ring any bells? --HistoryofIran (talk) 16:37, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Yes, read Pourshariati again. "Needles to say, Smbat and Datoyean's forces were defeated by the Turks."

I don't use Discord. Kutlug Şad (talk) 16:45, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Yes, and what does it say before and after? Seems like you are only reading what you like to hear, same as you did in Marquart, and probably the other sources. Also, you only partly answered my question. --HistoryofIran (talk) 16:49, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

"And what does it say before and after?"

Smbat attacked Hephtalites but repelled. According to M.I Artamonov, Sebeos and Lev Gumilev. Sassanids never defeated Gokturks in this war.

"Also, you only partly answered my question" I don't know Berk and I'm not in a relationship. Kutlug Şad (talk) 16:55, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Where did I violate the neutral point of view? Kutlug Şad (talk) 17:46, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Because you are blatantly cherrypicking sources to present the story you fancy the most? Moreover, I have reported my concerns regarding you and your discord connections to an admin. --HistoryofIran (talk) 18:08, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

@88.230.97.18 The Turkish Wikipedia contains the word "Büyük bir Ordu" and has not specifically named any quantity for it. IlyaSurkhayovic (talk) 14:55, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

This is what Pourshariati says;

"At this initial encounter, Smbat’s forces defeated the Kush ¯ ¯ans, withdrew “and camped at Apr Shahr [i.e., N¯ısh¯a�pur], ¯ in the province of Tus; and with 300 men took up quarters in the walled village called Khrokht.” At this point the Kush ¯ ¯ans asked for Turkish aid, and a great force of 300,000 [!] answered the call and crossed the Oxus (Veh˙rot). A raiding party besieged the walled village, “for the village had a strong wall encircling it.” Smbat managed to flee from the debacle with three of his follow�ers, leaving the village to be defended by the commander (hrmanatar) “of their force750 [who] was a certain Persian Prince named Datoyean, [appointed] by royal command.” Needless to say, Smbat and Datoyean’s forces were defeated by the Turks. The Turkish army then moved westwards and got “as far as the borders of Reyy and of the province of Ispahan,” and after plundering the re�gion, returned to its camp.751 An inspector from the court, a certain Shahrapan Bandakan, was then sent to Smbat and Datoyean. It is, once again, indicative of Khusrow II’s policies that Smbat was exonerated, but Shahrapan Bandakan was taken to court and executed.752 In Khusrow II’s second campaign, which, according to Howard–Johnston, took place a year later,753 Smbat reorganized his army and attacked “the nation of Kushans and the Hephthalite king.”754 Sm�bat’s forces defeated the enemy and followed them on their heels to their capital Balkh. Her¯at, all of Tukharistan, and T. ¯aliq¯an were plundered before Smbat returned and, with much booty, settled in Marv.755"

Yet somehow you managed to spin it into two separate conflicts. Since you have clearly cherry picked what you like from Pourshariati and Marquart (as demonstrated up above), I have no doubt you have done the same for Lev Gumilev and Mario Grignaschi, especially since you didn't want to link their sources when I asked you to. Again, this clearly shows it was not a "Second Perso-Turkic War" but a conflict between the Sasanians and Hephthalites, the latter which one time during their conflict were aided by their suzerains, the Gokturks. --HistoryofIran (talk) 18:11, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Stop accusing people of irrelevant things. You accuse Discord connection and being another person without any evidence, the funny part is you have no evidence. Why are you doing this? Because he writes the right things in those sources and you have no answer to give. After the defeat of the Kushans, who were under the auspices of the Göktürks, at first, the Göktürks came "themselves" this time, and the Sassanids defeated and returned. After the Gokturks left, the Sassanids attacked the Kushans again, but the important part is this:

The Gokturk Sassanid war was already over.

Result;Decisive Gokturk victory. Kurya Khan (talk) 18:21, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure you know what a war means, or how it works. Speaking of which, this Sasanian-Hepthalite doesn't even sound like a war. Thus article should probably get redirected to Khosrow II or something. EDIT: Oh, I didn't notice this is another person speaking. Would you like to explain how your friend is right and how I am wrong? --HistoryofIran (talk) 18:23, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

He is not my friend, I am not friends with Turkish users on wikipedia, on the contrary, I am bad and I have argued many times. I support what I read and those who tell the truth. But you are trying to act with fixed ideas, not with a really fruitful discussion and if you want I can give you the sources on how this war turned out in full detail. Kurya Khan (talk) 18:32, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

If you can't even explain why he is right and I am wrong then I am not sure what you are doing here. Also, I am filing an SPI. --HistoryofIran (talk) 18:33, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

I explain why she is right, the books we read are the same and he directly conveyed what was in the books. I do not intend to defend him and I repeat, he is not my friend. You don't try to make perceptions by accusing me and him of empty, unreal things, if you really want an exchange of information, I will give you all the resources. Kurya Khan (talk) 18:39, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

That's not how consensus building works. If you can't even make a simple explanation, then it's best you leave this discussion. Moreover, here is another source which supports what I am saying; "The Turkish expedition was a punitive raid on a very large scale". In other words, not a war. --HistoryofIran (talk) 18:41, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

well, i'm telling you with sources why you support his,

1- Lev Gumilev, Ancient Turks, p. 172

2- Mario Grignaschi, Sabirs, Khazars and Gokturks, p. 238

3- Edouard Chavannes, Documents sur les Turks, p. 280

4- M. I. Artamonov, Khazar History, p. 182

5- J. Marquart, Eranshahr, p. 66

6- Sebeos, History of Heraclius, p. 52

7- Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran, p. 139

8- Robert Haug, The Eastern Frontier: Limits of Empire in Late Antique and Early Medieval Central Asia

9- History of Civilizations of Central Asia, volume 3, p. 369

10- Theodor Nöldeke, Tabari, pp. 435-478

and the common point written in all of them is that first Datoyan's was defeated and then the Göktürks raided until Isfahan with a punishing expedition. It is obvious that a Gokturk-Sassanid War took place here, what else are you trying to prove? Kurya Khan (talk) 18:50, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

You're literally repeating what Kutlug said word for word. Half the sources are the same and they do not actually support the existence so called war, as I have demonstrated thrice now. Instead of listing random sources which you won't/can't even explain, how about you finally adress my concerns? --HistoryofIran (talk) 18:53, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

ah, unfortunately, I can't send the page visually from the books because I don't have the authority. It's the only way to convince you. You denied all sources and you say me gave random sources. If I'm allowed to post images, I'll send you the images and it will be revealed who is right. Kurya Khan (talk) 18:58, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

I haven't denied anything. It's not my issue that you can't even address a few concerns, let alone make a simple argument. --HistoryofIran (talk) 19:01, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

do not try to stalemate the discussion,I showed you my sources, and I'm not the one who said, "Half the sources are the same, and as I've shown you three times now, the so-called does not support the existence of war." You are blatantly denying my sources. If this is a simple discussion, I ask you to allow me to post images from the sources and if you will reject it, I do not see any need for further discussion. I explained everything and stop accusing me of not explaining.I explained everything and stop accusing me of not being able to handle a topic. I'm doing my best and I'm to request you for the last time. Let me post images from the sources. Kurya Khan (talk) 19:10, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

You're not making any sense. Read WP:CIR and stop wasting my time. --HistoryofIran (talk) 19:12, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

It is you who do not make sense, I did everything I could, but you who do not want to see the facts, do not want to see the sources-documents. I will not argue with you further because you have neither the knowledge nor the courage to see the documents-sources to discuss. Kurya Khan (talk) 19:19, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

"Not a war"? Raids are also wars, if you claim that raids are not wars, the 588-589 Göktürk Sassanid war is not a war either, because it is also an raid. Kutlug Şad (talk) 18:54, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Sigh, no, raids are not wars. They are two different words and meanings. Google it. --HistoryofIran (talk) 18:57, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

If raids are not wars, 588-589 Gokturk-Sassanid war aren't war, Gokturk and China never fight. Kutlug Şad (talk) 19:02, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

The 588-589 Gokturk-Sassanid war was actually a war though, but that's irrelevant here. Are you finally gonna adress my concerns? --HistoryofIran (talk) 19:03, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Why don't you evaluate the 588-589 Göktürk-Sassanid war in the category of raid, but you consider this war as raid? Both are great wars, and both have had battles, so they are not raids by a few irregular Turkish raiders. Kutlug Şad (talk) 19:07, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

It's clear that you want the 588-589 Göktürk-Sassanid war article to be changed because you don't like seeing that the Sasanians won, similar to here. I ask you again to stop changing topic and actually adress what the sources say here. Let me make it simple; do you have a source which calls this so called "Second Perso-Turkic War" a war (or a "great war" as you claim), yes or no? --HistoryofIran (talk) 19:10, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

I do not intend to change the 588-589 war clause. I'm just trying to right the wrong. If this war had been a small one, when the Göktürks won this war, they would not have taken all of Eastern Iran. Also, if it wasn't for a great war, it wouldn't be mentioned in many sources. At the very least, I suggest you take a look at Sebeos and Gumilev. As a matter of fact, Gumilev writes that the Sassanids relaxed on the western front after the Gokturk army's withdrawal. Kutlug Şad (talk) 19:19, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Do you have a source which calls it a war, yes or no? --HistoryofIran (talk) 19:20, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Yes. I gave you so many sources above, it means you didn't read what I wrote. Kutlug Şad (talk) 19:31, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

I have read everything you have written, and it has been nothing but WP:POV and WP:TENDENTIOUS. Show a quote from a source which calls it a "war" (or in your words, "great war"), surely it isn't that hard? --HistoryofIran (talk) 19:33, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

I have rarely read so many nonsenses in a single thread, @HistoryofIran: i suggest to ignore that user who proves unable to read a source in a correct manner and keeps cherry-picking only the parts that fit with their POV.---Wikaviani ^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:12, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

I read the sources quite impartially and this is the conclusion I came to. Smbat defeated the Hephthalites in the first attack, the Göktürks came to support and defeated Smbat, and after the Göktürks retreated, Smbat attacked Tokharistan but repelled by the Hephthalites. Is this a Sassanid victory? Kutlug Şad (talk) 08:49, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

I think HistoryofIran should have this article deleted and the reliable parts of this article moved to Khosrow II and Smbat IV Bagratuni articles. Clearly this was an incursion not a war and Wikipedia should not be presenting this as a war. --Kansas Bear (talk) 21:41, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

According to J. Marquart, Eranshahr, p. 66;

• "Und von dort weiterzihendgelangte er in die nachbarschaft seines ursprunglichen Furstentums nach Koms, und er rief zu sich aus Wrkan die dort stehenden armenischen Truppen, 2000 Reiter, und begab sich geradewegs nach Xorasan. Die K'usan hatten sich zur plunderung zerstraut, zogen aber auf das Gerucht von seinem Anmarsch schleunigst ab; sie wurden jodoch von ihm eingeholt under zersprengt, worauf er im Gau Tos in der Provinz Aprsahr lagerte. Die K'usan erbaten sich nun Hilfe vom grossen Xak'an, dem Konig der NOrdlandschften, der eine Heeresmacht von 300000 Mann sandte, die nach Ueberschreitung des Wehrot ihr Lager am Strome aufschlugen und sich dann zur Plunderung nach Westen zerstrauten. Sie uberraschten den Smbat, der nur 300 Mann bei sich hatte, in seinem Quartier, der Komopolis Xroxt und belagerten ihn. Er aber befahl seinen 300 Mann, sich in die Zitadelle zu werfen, welche inmitten der Komopolis war, und schlug sich selbst mit drei Begleitern durch. Da die Feinde aber den 300 in der Zitadelle nichts anhaven konnten, so sturzten sie sich auf das persische Hauptheer, welches der Perser Datojean befehligte. Smbat riet zum Ruckzug, allein Datojean zog den Feinden entgegen und erlitt eine vollige Niederlage. Die Turken ,, machten Raubzuge bis in die Grenzen der Provinzen Re und Aspahan, und das ganze Land verwustend kehrten sie in ihr Lager zuruch."
  

translation:

• "And from there he went on to the neighborhood of his original principality in Koms, and he called to him from Wrkan the Armenian troops standing there, 2000 horsemen, and went straight to Xorasan. The K'usan had dispersed to pillage, but at the rumor of his approach they hastily departed; but they were caught up by him and scattered, whereupon he encamped in the Gau Tos in the province of Aprsahr. The K'usan now requested help from the great Xak'an, the king of the northern regions, who sent an army of 300,000 men who, after crossing the Wehrot, set up camp on the river and then scattered to the west to pillage. They surprised the Smbat, who had only 300 men with him, in his quarters, the Komopolis Xroxt, and besieged him. But he ordered his 300 men to throw themselves into the citadel, which was in the middle of the Komopolis, and fought his way through with three companions. But since the enemy could not do anything to the 300 in the citadel, they threw themselves on the main Persian army, which the Persian Datojean commanded. Smbat advised retreat, but Datojean advanced to meet the enemy and suffered a complete defeat. The Turks made raids as far as the borders of the provinces of Re and Aspahan, and having laid waste the whole country, they returned to their camp."
  

No mention of war, but we have how this was a raid/incursion.
Edouard Chavannes, Documents sur les Turks, p. 280, makes no mention of the Sasanians or 604/605/615/616 instead mentions 665, Tibet. "Apres ce premier echec, et apres la mort d'A-che-na Pou-tchen survenue en 666 ou 667, la Chine ne put plus avoir la haute main sur le gouvernement des Turcs occidentaux"
translation: "After this first failure, and after the death of E-she-na Pu-tchen which occurred in 666 or 667, China could no longer have the upper hand over the government of the Western Turks."
The only mention of Turks on this page. --Kansas Bear (talk) 23:15, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Iranian shah Khosrow Parviz sent his general Smbat Bagratu-ni to Ephthalid and Kushans. sent them to attack, and they sent a support of 300,000 men to them. They asked for help from Ulugh Khan, the ruler of the northern countries. These troops They crossed the Amu-darya and defeated Smbat's army, but soon afterwards they by the order of their khan, they crossed the Amu-derya and returned to their country. This Then Smbat attacked again and penetrated as far as Belh, the capital of Kushan, destroyed the whole country, Herat and Badagis, all Tocharistan and Talekan. Moreover captured and razed many castles and triumphantly with much loot returned. He came to the region of Merv and Marw ar-rud and set up their camp there.

Edouard Chavannes, Documents. Kutlug Şad (talk) 12:14, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran, p. 139;

• "At this point the Kushans asked for Turkish aid and a great force of 300,000 [!] answered the call and crossed the Oxus. A raiding party besieged the walled village...[..]..The Turkish army then moved westwards and got "as far as the borders of Reyy and of the province of Ispahan," and after plundering the region, returned to its camp."
  

Raiding party, plundering....

Robert Haug, The Eastern Frontier: Limits of Empire in Late Antique and Early Medieval Central Asia;

• "In a situation where the Turks were available to provide support, perhaps they could push the raids further(it is only after the Turks join the Hephthalites and defeated Smbat that they travelled as far as Rayy and Isfahan).."
  

Raids. --Kansas Bear (talk) 23:32, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Yes Turks raided all of Eastern Iran. But it wasn't just a raid, it was a war. If there were only plunder, there would have been no war with the Sassanids. Learn the ancient war style of the Turks. Kutlug Şad (talk) 12:15, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Learn what WP:OR is and talk page etiquette. --Kansas Bear (talk) 15:43, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Military History of Late Rome 602-641, Ilkka Syvanne, page 128;

• "The forces that Smbat had left were to small to offer much resistance so the Turks were able to raid as far as Rayy and the province of Ispahan/Isfahan before they withdrew to the other side of the Oxus."
  

Raid. --Kansas Bear (talk) 23:44, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Nomadism in Iran: From Antiquity to the Modern Era, D. T. Potts, page 154;

• "Xosrow appointed the Armenian general Smbat bagratuni marzban (“warden of the marches”) of Vrkan (Hyrcania, ... the invaders “sent out raids and made incursions as far as the borders of Reyy and of the province of Ispahan."

Raids. --Kansas Bear (talk) 01:53, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

@Wikaviani and @Kansas Bear Thanks for your inputs. I guess that settles it, I will nominate this article for deletion in a bit. --HistoryofIran (talk) 02:02, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

@Kansas Bear: Great job, as usual ;) thanks for the sources. @HistoryofIran: thanks for nominating this article for deletion. Cheers.---Wikaviani ^{(talk) (contribs)} 04:08, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

If you allow this war a great war, we should be change it. Because war ended with Turkic victory and Smbat defeated by the Turks. But wiki allow this war as a Turkic victory... Kutlug Şad (talk) 14:01, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

In the discussion, we came to the conclusion that this was supposedly a "little war" and ended with a Turkish victory. My question to you is: Why do you allow this war to be still on the wiki? Or is your neutral point of view not enough? Kutlug Şad (talk) 14:00, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

Cease your WP:POV and read WP:STICK. --HistoryofIran (talk) 14:57, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

You still claim this war a Sasanian victory? ... Actually, you should see WP POW Kutlug Şad (talk) 18:42, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Clearly Kutlug Sad has chosen to ignore information presented in this conversation, including where sources state raid not war. Someone needs to notify an admin. --Kansas Bear (talk) 21:33, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

If this war is a plunder campaign, the war must be deleted. No, if it is not erased, it is definitely not objective that this war remains a Sassanid Victory, while it is obvious that it is a Turkish victory. Kutlug Şad (talk) 09:06, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

This campaign is not a raid campaign. Gokturk support against Kushans, and campaign ended with a Turkic victory.

You know, Smbat and Datoyean definitely defeated by the Turks. If page will not delete, we should change as a Turkic victory. Kutlug Şad (talk) 09:12, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

References

Result of the War should be Göktürk Victory

Result of the War should be Göktürk Victory, after Hephthalites were defeated by Smbat, they requested reinforcements from The Göktürk Khagan and when the reinforcements came, they raided and plundered as far as borders of Reyy and the province of Ispahan. Then they returned to their country/camp with the recall of the Khagan because of an unknown reason (probably Töles revolt), then Smbat reorganized the army and attacked the Hephthalites, personally killing the Hephthalite king in 1v1. The Göktürk Cembukh is probably the Western Khagan Tong Yabgu, and he participated in the wars that happened after this event. Hephthalite king isn't Göktürk Khagan or leader. While books published by Oxford, UNESCO and there is a source from that time (Sebeos) clearly says the thing i've just wrote, it is annoying that Wikipedia has wrong information. Hunnic Enjoyer (talk) 14:45, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Wrong year(s), wrong title

I have yet to find any reference calling this a "war".

• "Major raids still occurred into Sasanian Khurāsān and archaeological evidence implies that the defensive infrastructures of the eastern frontier, most notably the Gorgān Wall, remained garrisoned in the early seventh century. The contemporary Armenian historian Sebēos described raids ‘over the face of the whole country’ that eventually travelled as far west as Isfahan in 616 or 617. Smaller raids may have hindered Sasanian rule in Khurāsān even earlier with disruptions in coin production from the mints of Sakāstān, Herat and Marw occurring in 600, 601 and 603, respectively. Minting resumed in Sakāstān by 610 and Marw by 613. In response to these raids, Khusrow sent the Armenian prince Smbat IV Bagratuni (d. 617) who defeated the Hephthalites near Nīshāpūr, but then the Hephthalites were able to call upon support from the Turks who sent an army reported at the exaggerated size of 300,000 in support of their vassals. Smbat was defeated somewhere between Nīshāpūr and the Oxus. A second battle went better for the Sasanians and Smbat and his army travelled as far as Balkh, allowing him to plunder all of Ṭukhāristān and destroy Hephthalite fortresses before retiring to Marw and Marw al-Rūd." --Robert Haug, The Eastern Frontier: Limits of Empire in Late Antique and Early Medieval Central Asia, page 68

• "The only information we have on Smbat Bagratuni's governorship in Khurasan during the second half of his tenure in the east in 614-616/617, are the detailed accounts given by Sebeos of two military expeditions that he undertook in Khurasan. According to Howard-Johnston, the first of these took place when a Kushan army invaded the region..[..].. At this point the Kushans asked for Turkish aid, and a great force of 300,000(!) answered the call and crossed the Oxus(Vehrot). A raiding party besieged the walled village..[..].. The Turkish army then moved westwards and got "as far as the borders of Reyy and of the province of Ispahan," and after plundering the region, returned to its camp." --Pourshariati, page 139.

• "Then the kings of the K‘ushans requested help for themselves from the great Khak‘an, king of the regions of the North. A host of 300,000 came to their support, and crossed the river called Vehrçot, which comes out of T‘urk‘astan from the land of Ewilat via the Gymnosophists, the Shamn and Brahmn, and flows into India. Camping on the river bank, they sent out raids westwards..." --Robert Thomson, Armenian History Attributed to Sebeos, Part 1, page 50-51.

• "And from there he went on to the neighborhood of his original principality in Koms, and he called to him from Wrkan the Armenian troops standing there, 2000 horsemen, and went straight to Xorasan. The K'usan had dispersed to pillage, but at the rumor of his approach they hastily departed; but they were caught up by him and scattered, whereupon he encamped in the Gau Tos in the province of Aprsahr. The K'usan now requested help from the great Xak'an, the king of the northern regions, who sent an army of 300,000 men who, after crossing the Wehrot, set up camp on the river and then scattered to the west to pillage. They surprised the Smbat, who had only 300 men with him, in his quarters, the Komopolis Xroxt, and besieged him. But he ordered his 300 men to throw themselves into the citadel, which was in the middle of the Komopolis, and fought his way through with three companions. But since the enemy could not do anything to the 300 in the citadel, they threw themselves on the main Persian army, which the Persian Datojean commanded. Smbat advised retreat, but Datojean advanced to meet the enemy and suffered a complete defeat. The Turks made raids as far as the borders of the provinces of Re and Aspahan, and having laid waste the whole country, they returned to their camp." --J. Marquart, Eranshahr, p. 66

• "The forces that Smbat had left were too small to offer much resistance so the Turks were able to raid as far as Rayy and the province of Ispahan/Isfahan before they withdrew to the other side of the Oxus." -- Ilkka Syvanne, Military History of Late Rome 602-641, page 128

• "Xosrow appointed the Armenian general Smbat bagratuni marzban (“warden of the marches”) of Vrkan (Hyrcania, ... the invaders “sent out raids and made incursions as far as the borders of Reyy and of the province of Ispahan." --D.T. Potts, Nomadism in Iran: From Antiquity to the Modern Era, page 154

• Cambridge History of Iran, volume 3, part 1, mentions Smbat, but nothing of any raids by Turks.

The article title should be changed to "Gokturk raid of 616-617". --Kansas Bear (talk) 23:42, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Sassanids victory

Please unlock the page because I have sources about Sassanid victory in this war 89.219.82.254 (talk) 21:23, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

@89.219.82.254 Well I would demand the same I have 8 sources on Gokturk victory IlyaSurkhayovic (talk) 11:40, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

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Göktürk Victory

8 sources on Göktürk Victory in second Perso-Turkic war 4 sources already confirmed by Wikipedia. the result of the war should be relied on valid sources instead of just being written as Sassanid Victory without any references.

I demand editing the Results of this war.

according to (M.Grigngnaschi,"Sabirs, Khazars and Gokturks", C.I, Ankara, 25-29 September, 1971, Ankara, 1972, p.238) (Lev Gumilev, Old Turks, Selenge Publications, p. 172) and 2 more sources the victory belongs to the Göktürk Khaganate.

Please check. IlyaSurkhayovic (talk) 11:48, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Read the section up above. HistoryofIran (talk) 13:43, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

@HistoryofIran The section up above does not contain a source either the only thing with a reference is the date. The whole article contains two sources as references, one of them is based on an online encyclopedia which is questionable at first and not as valid as history books mentioned and the second one is a book written about an Armenian general and the Perso-Turkic war mentioned in that is totally different from what 8 other books told about it. 1 source is not equal to 8 sources.

And as I said all eight is confirmed by Wikipedia and it can be seen in the same article in Russian and Turkish language.

I still demand an edit for this article. IlyaSurkhayovic (talk) 14:41, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

You're more or less repeating what the two other users did in that section, which was already addressed. Also, if you think Iranica is questionable, feel free to take it to WP:RSN. You can make as many demands as you want, but there won't be done anything until a WP:CONSENSUS is reached. --HistoryofIran (talk) 15:14, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

@HistoryofIran the editing section is locked for this article anyway, otherwise would have done it already, let's say Encyclopedia Iranica is valid but still there are 8 sources about the Results of this war. All sources are fact-checked and confirmed in WP:RSN. there's something wrong about this article that so many people prefer this to be edited. articles about a war between two different countries should not be written from a nationalist point of view and as we can all tell both of the sources for this article have a nationalist ideology especially we can obviously tell this about Encyclopedia Iranica!! IlyaSurkhayovic (talk) 15:22, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

the editing section is locked for this article anyway, otherwise would have done it already

And that's exactly why it's protected. Anyways, if you did that, then you would get reverted, and reported if you continued. Read WP:CONSENSUS.

articles about a war between two different countries should not be written from a nationalist point of view and as we can all tell both of the sources for this article have a nationalist ideology especially we can obviously tell this about Encyclopedia Iranica!!

Ridiculous and unfounded claim. The author of the article is not even Iranian, and if she was, that shouldn't matter. If you have nothing to back your claims up, please keep it to yourself.

All sources are fact-checked and confirmed in WP:RSN.

No, they're not. This is a waste of time, I'm outta here. HistoryofIran (talk) 15:27, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

@HistoryofIran the author is not but the sources are written from one nationalist point of view both Encyclopedia Iranica and the book Pourshariati literally a Persian name and about an Armenian general. Are you serious?? And yes I have 8 sources for backing up my claim about the results and 13 sources in Total for this article. And yes they are Fact checked in WP:RSN otherwise they wouldn't be mentioned in the Turkish page of this article. it's clear that this English page is inaccurate it's un-editable anyway what are you trying to say!? IlyaSurkhayovic (talk) 15:42, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

It's gokturk victory

many sources say its gokturk victory even the turkish translation 2001:4644:B0B7:0:ECA2:AD40:B021:2CE7 (talk) 19:01, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

it was a Turkish Victory according to these sources;

2001:1C02:2C22:9100:70C9:F4D5:C5B0:42F5 (talk) 16:04, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Read [1] [2]. HistoryofIran (talk) 17:46, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

You couldn't answer properly. I read them all. You're just distorting it. 2001:1C02:2C06:C500:70C9:F4D5:C5B0:42F5 (talk) 18:09, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Judging by your comments, you clearly didn't. But keep WP:REHASHING, I'm sure you'll get your way eventually. HistoryofIran (talk) 18:32, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Result of the war

There is a lot of sources that say this war is a Göktürk victory.İ could change it but it is semi- protected.even there is no source in the result of this war.İ demand the changing results.

Here is the list of sources that that war is Turkic victory:

M.Grigngnaschi,"Sabirs, Khazars ve Göktürks",C.I,Ankara,25-29 September,1971,Ankara,1972,s.238

Lev Gumilev, Thw Old Turks, Selenge Yayınları, p. 172

Edouard Chavannes, The western turks with chinese sources, p. 280

M.I Artamonov, Khazar history, p. 182

J. Marquart, Eranshahr, p. 66

Sebeos, Istoriya Imperatora, s. 52

Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran, p. 139

Robert Haug, The Eastern Frontier: Limits of Empire in Late Antique and Early Medieval Central Asia

Result of the war must be changed. 88.236.184.51 (talk) 18:43, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

@Kansas Bear 88.236.184.51 (talk) 18:52, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Demand all you want, nothing has been presented that changes the result for this article. --Kansas Bear (talk) 20:32, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Here we go again

@Bimerfatih: Please read the past talk sections, including [3]. If you have concerns, write them here. HistoryofIran (talk) 16:24, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

bro 💀 Bimerfatih (talk) 17:06, 22 October 2024 (UTC)