Shahin Vahmanzadegan was a member of the House of Spandiyadh.
10 Facts About Shahin Vahmanzadegan
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However, Shahin Vahmanzadegan's troops escaped Priscus' blockade and burned Caesarea, much to Heraclius' displeasure.
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In 614 Shahin Vahmanzadegan was able to campaign all the way across Anatolia to Chalcedon on the shore of the Bosphoros opposite Constantinople.
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However this is inconsistent with the account of Theophanes the Confessor, who claims that Shahin Vahmanzadegan fought against Byzantine forces in the following years.
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Shahin Vahmanzadegan sent three armies, commanded by Shahin, Shahrbaraz, and Shahraplakan, to try to trap and destroy Heraclius' forces.
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Shahrbaraz was sent to block Heraclius' retreat through Caucasian Iberia, and Shahin Vahmanzadegan was sent to block the Bitlis Pass.
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Shahin Vahmanzadegan lost his baggage train, and Shahraplakan was killed, though he re-appears later.
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Shahin Vahmanzadegan then regrouped with Shahrbaraz, shadowing Heraclius through Armenia in an inconclusive campaign for the remainder of that year.
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Shahin Vahmanzadegan was put in charge of these new recruits, called the New Army, together with a large number of veterans, and sent against Heraclius, but was heavily defeated by the emperor's brother Theodore.
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The dejected Shahin Vahmanzadegan fell ill and Khosrau, enraged at Shahin Vahmanzadegan's failure, mistreated the general's corpse, which had been sent to him preserved in salt.