Gadar the Kadisene

Gadar was a prominent Sasanian military commander of the early 6th century AD. He was a leader of the Kadiseni (or Cadiseni), a warlike tribe integrated into the Sasanian military structure, and is primarily remembered for his role in the Anastasian War against the Byzantine Empire.[1] Nina Pigulevskaya identifies the Cadiseni (often appearing in Syriac sources as Kadishaye) as a distinct group, typically associated with the Hephthalite (White Hun) confederation and with the ancient Cadusii.[2]

Biography

Gadar served under the Sasanian King of Kings, Kavad I. He commanded a contingent of Kadiseni tribesmen, who were renowned for their ferocity and lived on the frontiers of the Sasanian Empire.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Geoffrey Greatrex, Samuel N. C. Lieu. The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 363-628. — Routledge, 2005-06-29. — С. 85, 94, 266. — 406 с. — ISBN 978-1-134-75645-2.
  2. ↑ Нина Викторовна Пигулевская. Сирийские источники по истории народов СССР / Отв. ред. Струве В. В.. — Москва: Изд-во Академии наук СССР, 1941. — С. 48. — 172 с.
  3. ↑ Mytilene.), Zacharias (Bishop of (1899). The Syriac Chronicle Known as that of Zachariah of Mitylene. Methuen & Company. p. 226.
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