Qabus ibn al-Mundhir

Qabus ibn al-Mundhir (Arabic: قابوس ابن المنذر; in Greek sources Καβόσης, Kaboses) was the king of the Lakhmid Arabs from 569 to 573.

Qabus ibn al-Mundhir
King of the Lakhmid state
Reign	CE 569–573
Predecessor	Amr III
Successor	Suhrab (Persian governor)
Born	unknown
Died	c. 6th century unknown
House	Lakhmids
Father	Al-Mundhir III
Religion	Nestorian Christianity

Origin of his Name

His name is an Arabic form of the Persian name "Kavus", adopted under the influence of his Sassanid Persian overlords.

Ascending to the throne

^[1] He succeeded his brother 'Amr III ibn al-Mundhir (r. 554–569).

End of his reign

Not much is known of his reign except that he suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the rival Byzantine-sponsored Ghassanid tribe under Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Harith in 570. After his death, the Lakhmids were ruled by a Persian governor for a year, until Qabus' brother al-Mundhir IV ibn al-Mundhir (r. 574–580) ascended to the throne.