Marthad'ilan Yu'nim (Arabic: مرثد ألن ينعم) real name Marthad ibn Lakhni'ah ibn Sharhabil Yakkuf al-Himyari, was a king of Himyar who reigned in the late 5th century CE and early sixth century CE.[1][2]
| Marthad'ilan Yu'nim | |||||||||
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| King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadramawt, Yamnat and their Arabs, on Tawdum and Tihamat | |||||||||
| Reign | 480–504 CE | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Sharhabil Yakkuf | ||||||||
| Successor | Marthad'ilan Yanuf | ||||||||
| Born | Marthad ibn Lakhni'ah ibn Sharhabil Yakkuf al-Himyari | ||||||||
| Died | c. 504 Yemen | ||||||||
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| Father | Lakhni'ah Yanuf | ||||||||
| Religion | Judaism | ||||||||
In the books of Arab heritage, Marthad'ilan Yanuf is known as Marthad al-Khayr.[3][4][5]
Reign edit
Not much is known about Marthad'ilan Yu'nim, and there is only one inscription which confirms his reign.[1][2] Based on inscriptions, it appears that he is the son of Lakhni'ah Yanuf, a son of the Himyarite ruler Sharhabil Yakkuf.[1][2] There is an inscription which describes the construction of a synagogue by Marthad'ilan Yu'nim.[1][2] Christian J. Robin believed that Marthad's reign ended after 485 CE.[2]
Military campaigns edit
Marthad'ilan Yu'nim intervened in a war between the Banu Bakr and Banu Asad tribes, sending a large force to restore order.[3][4][5]
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ a b c d e Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald (November 2015). The Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-027753-6.
- ^ a b "Imru al-Qays' retaliatory wars in the Tihamat". Al Riyadh.
- ^ a b "الاغانی - ابو الفرج الإصفهاني - کتابخانه مدرسه فقاهت". lib.eshia.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ a b "ص26 - كتاب شرح المعلقات السبع للزوزني - استنصاره اليمن - المكتبة الشاملة". shamela.ws. Retrieved 2024-05-24.