The Amu Darya (Oxus) was fixed as the boundary: the Hephthalite lands to the north passed to the Göktürks and those to the south to the Sasanids. The Hephthalite state collapsed, and part of its people took refuge in the Indian subcontinent. The most important middle stretch of the Silk Road came under joint Göktürk-Sasanid control.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was Göktürk-Sasanid Alliance Destroys Hephthalites?
- Istemi and the Sasanid shah Khosrow I Anushirvan joined forces and caught the Hephthalites in a pincer.
- When did Göktürk-Sasanid Alliance Destroys Hephthalites happen?
- 557 CE
- Where did Göktürk-Sasanid Alliance Destroys Hephthalites take place?
- Orta Asya (Baktria-Sogdiana)