Andarzaghar was a 7th-century

Sasanian The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranians"), was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign ...

general who fought against the Muslims during the Islamic invasion of Iran. A native of

Asoristan Asoristan ( ''Asōristān'', ''Āsūristān'') was the name of the Sasanian province of Assyria and Babylonia from 226 to 637. Name The Parthian name ''Asōristān'' (; also spelled ''Asoristan'', ''Asuristan'', ''Asurestan'', ''Assuristan'') ...

, he belonged to a lower rank of land-owning magnates (''

dehqan The ''dehqân'' (; , ''dihqân'' in Classical Persian) or ''dehgân'' (; ) were a class of land-owning magnates during the Sasanian The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranians"), was an Iranian empire that w ...

'') who were centered around the villages and rural subdistricts of the province. He was originally in charge of protecting the borders of

Khorasan KhorasanDabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarnâma-e Nâsir Khusraw, 6th Ed. Tehran, Zavvâr: 1375 (Solar Hijri Calendar) 235–236 (; , ) is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau in West and Central Asia that encompasses western and no ...

, but was ordered by the Sasanian king to protect the western frontiers from the Arabs who were conquering Persia. In 633, Andarzaghar, along with

Bahman Jadhuyih Bahman Jādhūyah/Jādūyah (also Jādhōē/Jādōē; New Persian: ), or Bahman Jādhawayh (Middle Persian: ''Vahūman Ĵādaggōw'') was an Iranian general of the Sasanians. He is mostly known to have led the Sasanians to victory against the Arab ...

, with an army composed of Iranians and Christian Arabs, made a counter-attack against the army of

Khalid ibn al-Walid Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughira al-Makhzumi (; died 642) was a 7th-century Arabs, Arab military commander. He initially led campaigns against Muhammad on behalf of the Quraysh. He later became a Muslim and spent the remainder of his career ...

at the Walaja, but were defeated. Andarzaghar then fled, and died of thirst in the desert.

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* * * {{cite book , title = The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs , year = 1975 , publisher = Cambridge University Press , location = Cambridge , last = Zarrinkub , first = Abd al-Husain , chapter = The Arab conquest of Iran and its aftermath , pages = 1–57 , isbn = 978-0-521-20093-6 , url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hvx9jq_2L3EC Generals of Yazdegerd III Year of birth unknown 633 deaths 7th-century Iranian people Dehqans