{"slug": "nusaybin", "label": "Nusaybin", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nusaybin", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1553052", "qid": "Q1553052", "description": "district and town in Mardin, Turkey", "entries": 18, "years": 18, "span": [116, 1182], "span_label": ["116 CE", "1182 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 17}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "turkey", "label": "Turkey", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "armenia", "label": "Armenia", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "mesopotamia-roman-province", "label": "Mesopotamia (Roman province)", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "byzantinesassanid-war-of-572591", "label": "Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "antioch", "label": "Antioch", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "harran", "label": "Harran", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "mosul", "label": "Mosul", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "edessa", "label": "Edessa", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "byzantine-empire", "label": "Byzantine Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sassanid-empire", "label": "Sassanid Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "byzantine-army", "label": "Byzantine army", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 116, "year_label": "116 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "In summer, rebellious movement emerges in Mesopotamia against Roman occupation. General Lusius Quietus is sent by Trajan to suppress the uprisings, recovering Nisibis, besieging and sacking Edessa, and waging war against local Jews", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330326275#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 116", "revid": 1330326275, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 195, "year_label": "195 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the colonies there.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371314035#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 195", "revid": 1371314035, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 217, "year_label": "217 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Summer – Battle of Nisibis: A Roman army, under the command of Macrinus, is defeated in a three days' battle by the Parthians at Nisibis, in the province of Mesopotamia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371227173#Roman_Empire", "title": "217", "revid": 1371227173, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 230, "year_label": "230 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Ardashir I of the Persian Empire invades the Roman province of Mesopotamia, and unsuccessfully besieges the fortress town of Nisibis (Turkey). His army threatens the border outposts of Syria and Cappadocia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371190910#Persian_Empire", "title": "230", "revid": 1371190910, "section": "Events › By place › Persian Empire"}}, {"year": 242, "year_label": "242 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Shapur I makes a pre-emptive attack on Antioch to drive out the Romans. Gordian's father-in-law, Timesitheus, leads a Roman army to defeat the Sassanids at Carrhae and Nisibis.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371192139#Persia", "title": "242", "revid": 1371192139, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 337, "year_label": "337 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Shapur II besieges the Roman fortress of Nisibis (Syria), but is repulsed by forces under Lucilianus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342549552#Persia", "title": "337", "revid": 1342549552, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 344, "year_label": "344 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Shapur II, for the second time, besieges the Roman fortress of Nisibis in eastern Mesopotamia, but is repulsed by forces under General Lucilianus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1314901826#Roman_Empire", "title": "344", "revid": 1314901826, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 360, "year_label": "360 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Shapur II continues his campaign against the Roman fortresses, capturing Singara, Bezabde and Nisibis.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332419195#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 360", "revid": 1332419195, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 363, "year_label": "363 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Jovian negotiates a disastrous peace with Persia, surrendering four of the five Roman provinces gained by Caesar Galerius in 298, and the cities Nisibis and Singara (Mesopotamia).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367307501#Roman_Empire", "title": "363", "revid": 1367307501, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 421, "year_label": "421 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Autumn – Ardaburius devastates Arzanene (Armenia) and forces the Persians to retreat to Nisibis (Syria). King Bahram V allies himself with the Lakhmid Arabs of Hirah.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364903948#Persia", "title": "421", "revid": 1364903948, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 503, "year_label": "503 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May", "text": "May – Areobindus, Byzantine general (magister militum), is stationed as commander at Dara, with an army of 12,000 men to keep watch at the Persian stronghold of Nisibis (modern Turkey).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364904019#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "503", "revid": 1364904019, "section": "Events › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 541, "year_label": "541 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Justinian I recalls Belisarius from Italy to handle the situation in Armenia. He arrives in Upper Mesopotamia and attacks the fortress city of Nisbis. After an unsuccessful siege he ravages the countryside.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1299131059#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "541", "revid": 1299131059, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 572, "year_label": "572 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591: Emperor Justin II refuses to pay the annual tribute to Khosrau I, putting an end to the 50-year peace treaty established ten years earlier. The Armenians are considered allies to the Byzantine Empire, and Justin sends a Byzantine army into Persian territory, besieging the fortress city of Nisibis (modern Turkey).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340801019#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "572", "revid": 1340801019, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 590, "year_label": "590 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Byzantine–Sassanid War: Emperor Maurice defeats the Persian forces under Bahrām Chobin at Nisibis (modern Turkey), and drives them back into Armenia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364753220#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "590", "revid": 1364753220, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 631, "year_label": "631 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Hormizd VI proclaims himself king in Nisibis (Turkey). He seizes the throne and will reign until 632.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364749921#Persia", "title": "631", "revid": 1364749921, "section": "Events › By place › Persia"}}, {"year": 754, "year_label": "754 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November", "text": "November – Abdallah ibn Ali, governor of Syria and uncle of as-Saffah, launches a claim for the caliphate, but is defeated by forces loyal to al-Mansur, under Abu Muslim, at Nisibis (modern Turkey).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360259946#Abbasid_Caliphate", "title": "754", "revid": 1360259946, "section": "Events › By place › Abbasid Caliphate"}}, {"year": 1127, "year_label": "1127 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Imad ad-Din Zengi, a Turkish military leader, becomes governor (atabeg) of Mosul. He seizes the cities of Nisibin, Sinjar and Harran in the Jazira Region (Northern Mesopotamia).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1348045996#Levant", "title": "1127", "revid": 1348045996, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1182, "year_label": "1182 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September", "text": "September – Saladin invades the Jazira Region, ending the truce between him and the Zangids. After a feint attack on Aleppo, he crosses the Euphrates. The towns of the Jazira fall before him; the cities of Edessa, Saruj and Nisibin are captured in October. Saladin presses on to Mosul, and begins the siege of the city on November 10.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362172586#Levant", "title": "1182", "revid": 1362172586, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}]}