Shahin

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Shāhin, son of Dulnak (Persian: دولناک) ( (died c. 626) was a Sassanid commander-in-chief (spahbod) of the northern Iranian forces during the reign of Khosrow Parviz (590–628 CE). Shahin (Šāhīn, Persian for "Peregrine falcon") was a member of the Parthian House of Suren through his father and a member of the (likewise Parthian) House of Karen through his mother.

In the early 7th century, Shahin marched through to the Byzantine city of Chalcedon, conquering various Anatolian towns as he went.[1]

In the spring of 618 CE, Iranian troops of Shahin and of Shahrbaraz entered Egypt and besieged Alexandria, which soon fell.[2] The general died immediately after a battle against a Byzantine army in 626.

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  1. ^ Foss, Clive (1975), “The Persians in Asia Minor and the End of Antiquity”, The English Historical Review 90 (357): 721-747 
  2. ^ Mehta, Virasp (December 23, 2005), Causes of the Downfall of the Sassanian Empire, Palo Alto: vohuman.org 
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