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Abraha (died 570 ) was a governor of the territories in Arabia for the Axumite Kingdom , and later king of modern Yemen . Abraha was one of the commanders of king Kaleb 's army sent to conquer southern Arabia around 520 . Kaleb made Sumuafa' Ashawa' his viceroy for these territories, but after several years Abraha deposed Sumafa' with the help of the Axumite garrisons, and proclaimed himself king. Kaleb then made two attempts to suppress this revolt and recapture his territories in Arabia. The first campaign failed when his army of 3000 defected to Abraha; the second was defeated by Abraha's forces, at which point Kaleb acquiesced to Abraha's revolt ( Procopius , Histories 1.20). When Kaleb died, Abraha made peace with his successor, promising to send tribute and acknowledge him his master. Islamic tradition states that he perished in an the invasion of Hejaz in 570, known as the Year of the Elephant . v t e¹

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Abraha was a commander for the Axumite king Kaleb of Axum , who became the Aksumite Christian viceroy in southern Arabia . Abraha (also spelled Abreha ) (died after AD 553 ; r. 525 —at least 553 ) also known as ' Abraha al-Ashram (in Arabic أبرهة الأشرم) or Abraha b. as-Saba'h , was an Aksumite Christian viceroy in southern Arabia for the Kingdom of Aksum , and later self styled King of Saba' ( Yemen ). Müller, "Outline of the History of Ancient Southern Arabia," in Werner Daum (ed.), Yemen: 3000 Years of Art and Civilisation in Arabia Felix . 1987.

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Abraha (also spelled Abreha ) (died after AD 553; r. 525—at least 553 ), also known as ' Abraha al-Ashram (in Arabic أبرهة الأشرم), was an Ethiopian general then the viceroy of southern Arabia for the Kingdom of Aksum , and later declared himself an independent King of Himyar . Abraha ruled much of present day Yemen and Hijaz from at least 531 -547 AD to 555 - 565 AD Stuart Munro-Hay, "Abraha" in Siegbert Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: A-C (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2003) S.

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Abraha ( ) (also spelled Abreha , died after CE 570; r. 525–at least 553 ), also known as Abraha al-Ashram ( ), was an Aksumite army general, then the viceroy of southern Arabia for the Kingdom of Aksum , and later declared himself an independent King of Himyar . Abraha ruled much of present-day Arabia and Yemen from at least 531–547 CE to 555–570 CE. Stuart Munro-Hay (2003) "Abraha" in Siegbert Uhlig (ed.) Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: A-C . Peters (1994) Muhammad and the Origins of Islam .

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6th-century Ethiopian Aksumite military general For other uses, see Abraha (name) . Abraha outside the Kaaba after conquests. Abraha ( Ge’ez : አብርሃ) (also spelled Abreha , died after 570 CE ), also known as Abrahah al-Ashram ( ), was an Aksumite general, then the viceroy of South Arabia for the Kingdom of Aksum , and later declared himself an independent King of Himyar , even though he ruled much as a viceroy , relied heavily upon Axumite backing, and ran his kingdom with Axumite customs and religion. Abraha ruled parts of southern Arabia including much of what is now Yemen from around 531–547 CE to around 555–570 CE. Stuart Munro-Hay (2003) "Abraha" in Siegbert Uhlig (ed.) Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: A-C .

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6th-century Ethiopian Aksumite military general For other uses, see Abraha (name) . Abraha ( Ge’ez : አብርሃ) (also spelled Abreha, died presumably 570 CE) was an Aksumite military leader who controlled the Kingdom of Himyar (modern-day Yemen) and a large part of Arabia for over 30 years in the 6th century . Originally a general in the Aksumite army that invaded Yemen around 525 CE, Abraha seized power by deposing the Christian Himyarite king installed by Kaleb . 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 . "Les expéditions militaires du roi Abraha dans l'Arabie désertique dans les années 548-565 de l'ère chrétienne" .

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