Shahin
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Shahin (Persian شاهین, Šāhīn meaning "Peregrine falcon"), (died c. 620) was the Persian General and commander in chief of the northern Iranian forces during the reign of Khosrow Parviz (590–628 CE) of the Sasanian dynastic empire.
His name Shahin (Peregrine Falcon) attested to his dexterity in military command and his warlike persona. His full name was Eran Spahbod Shahin son of Vahman who was a member of the Parthian house of Suren-Pahlav and his mother a member of Karen-Pahlav Clan who marched through Anatolia to Chalcedon, opposite the Byzantine capital, and continued his conquests of various towns in Anatolia.[1]
In the spring of 618 CE Iranian troops under his and Eran Espahbod Shahrbaraz commands, entered Egypt and besieged Alexandria, which soon fell.[2] The could offer but little resistance, as they were torn by internal dissensions, and pressed by the Avars and Slavs. The general died immediately after the battle, and by some accounts he was put to death by the order of the Khosrow in 620 CE. Egypt was returned to Rome in 629 CE.
