Battle of Oxus River
| Battle of Oxus River | |||||||||
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| Part of the Muslim conquest of Persia | |||||||||
Map of Oxus River (Amu Darya) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Sassanian Empire Göktürk Khaganate | Rashidun Caliphate | ||||||||
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Yazdegerd III X Khan of Farghana | Ahnaf ibn Qais | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 50,000 | 20,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown; Probably heavier | Lighter | ||||||||
The Battle of Oxus River was a significant battle in the 7th century, fought between the combined armies of the Sassanid and Göktürk Empires against the Muslim Arab army that had overrun Persia. Following his defeat, the last Sassanid Emperor, Yazdegerd III, became a hunted fugitive who fled to Central Asia and then to China.