Abraha
6th-century Ethiopian Aksumite military general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Abraha (name).
Abraha (Ge’ez: አብርሃ) (also spelled Abreha, died presumably in 570 CE), also known as Abraha al-Ashram (Arabic: أَبْرَهَة ٱلْأَشْرَم), was a viceroy for the Kingdom of Aksum who ruled the Himyarite Kingdom of Yemen and much of the Arabian Peninsula in the 6th century. He is famous for the tradition of his attempt to destroy the Kaaba, a revered religious site in Mecca, using an army that included war elephants, an event known as Year of the Elephant. During his reign, Christianity was the most populous of all.
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King of Himyar | |||||
Tenure | 535–553/570 | ||||
Predecessor | Sumyafa Ashwa | ||||
Successor | Yaksum ibn Abraha | ||||
Died | c. 570 | ||||
Wife | Rayhana bint Dhi Jadan | ||||
Issue | Yaksum, Masruq | ||||
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Religion | Christianity |
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