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. Persian (Local names: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... Binomial name Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), sometimes formerly known in North America as Duck Hawk, is a medium-sized falcon about the size of a large crow: 380-530 millimetres (15-21 in) long. ... Sassanid Empire at its greatest extent The Sassanid dynasty (also Sassanian) was the name given to the kings of Persia during the era of the second Persian Empire, from 224 until 651, when the last Sassanid shah, Yazdegerd III, lost a 14-year struggle to drive out the Umayyad Caliphate...

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] Binomial name Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), sometimes formerly known in North America as Duck Hawk, is a medium-sized falcon about the size of a large crow: 380-530 millimetres (15-21 in) long. ... Spahbod (Persian:سپهبد is consisted of two words: Spah سپه (army) bod بد (master) ) was a rank used in the Parthian empire and more widely in Sassanid dynasty of Persia (Iran). ... The House of Suren-Pahlav, is one of the oldest surviving clans in the world, dates back to 111 BC, which once was one of members of the Seven Parthian clans. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Chalcedon (Χαλκηδών, sometimes transliterated as Chalkedon; see also list of traditional Greek place names) was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor, almost directly opposite Byzantium, south of Scutari (modern Üsküdar). ... Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ...

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. Events End of the Sui Dynasty and beginning of the Tang Dynasty in China. ... Shahrbaraz (died June 9, 630) was a general, with the rank of Eran Spahbod, in the Persian army under Khosrau II of Persia (590–628). ... Alexandria (Greek: , Coptic: , Arabic: , Egyptian Arabic: Iskindireyya), (population of 3. ... The Eurasian Avars were a nomadic people of Eurasia who established a state in the Danube River area of Europe in the early 6th century. ... The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ... Events Medina is converted to Islam. ... Events Jerusalem reconquered by Byzantine Empire from the Persian Empire (September). ...

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