| Battle of Ganzak | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Byzantine Empire | Sasanian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Heraclius | Khosrow II | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 24,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | entire army[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Ganzak was a clash between the Byzantine and Sasanian armies. The emperors of both empires personally took part in this battle. The Persians suffered a crushing defeat, and Khosrow fled leaving his army. As a result of this, Heraclius was able to move deeper into Persia.