The Hephthalite Wars and Eastern Policy (c. 440–560)

1. Hephthalites occupy Bactria, pressuring Sasanian east

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   • Britannica

2. Peroz I attacked and was captured by Hephthalites

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   • Peroz I

3. Peroz I captured again; Kavad held hostage

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   • Peroz I
   • Hephthalite War

4. Peroz I killed in catastrophic defeat near Balkh

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   • War of 484
   • Balash

5. Sukhra’s counter-campaign forced Hephthalite settlement

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   • Sukhra
   • Sukhra campaign

6. Balash crowned amid Hephthalite pressure and tribute

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   • Balash
   • Sukhra

7. Kavad I installed as shah amid elite power struggles

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   • Kavad I
   • Sukhra

8. Execution of Sukhra reshaped eastern-policy decision-making

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   • Sukhra
   • Kavad I

9. Kavad I deposed; fled to Hephthalites for support

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   • Jamasp
   • Kavad I

10. Kavad restored with a Hephthalite army

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    • Kavad I
    • Jamasp

11. Anastasian War erupted amid Sasanian funding pressures

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    • Amida siege
    • Anastasian War

12. Perso-Turkic alliance destroyed Hephthalite power near Bukhara

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    • Gol Zarriun
    • Tokhara Yabghus