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Masruq ibn Abraha

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Masruq ibn Abraha
King of Himyar
"The arrow of old Wahrez kills Masruq, the Abyssinian King of Yemen", Persian miniature from Bal'ami's Tarikhnama
Reign570–571
PredecessorYaksum ibn Abraha
SuccessorPosition abolished
Bornc. 510
Diedc. 570
Names
Masruq ibn Abraha al-Ashram
ReligionChristianity

Masrūq ibn Abraha (Arabic: مسروق بن أبرهة) was the last Abyssinian descended ruler of Yemen under the Axumite Empire, as recorded in both Arabic tradition and later Islamic literature. He succeeded his father, Abraha. In 570 or 571, he was killed in the Battle of Hadhramaut in the Yemeni campaign of Wahrez, reportedly by an arrow shot by Wahrez himself.

References

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