Sabir Huns as Mercenaries in Perso-Byzantine Wars

527 CE · Kafkasya / Doğu Anadolu · military

In the war between Persia and Byzantium the Sabir Huns hired out mercenaries to both sides at once.

Procopius writes that the Sabirs sold contingents simultaneously to the Persians and to the Byzantines. The strategic position of the Caucasus made the Sabirs a small but decisive player in Middle Eastern politics.

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What was Sabir Huns as Mercenaries in Perso-Byzantine Wars?
In the war between Persia and Byzantium the Sabir Huns hired out mercenaries to both sides at once.
When did Sabir Huns as Mercenaries in Perso-Byzantine Wars happen?
527 CE
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Kafkasya / Doğu Anadolu