Masruq ibn Abraha
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Reign570–571
PredecessorYaksum ibn Abraha
SuccessorAksumite rule in South Arabia abolished
- Saif ibn Dhi Yazan as king of Sasanian Yemen (semi-legendary)
Bornc. 510
Kingdom of Aksum
Kingdom of Aksum
| Masruq ibn Abraha | |||||
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| King of Himyar | |||||
.jpg){kind=icon} "The arrow of old Wahrez kills Masruq, the Abyssinian King of Yemen", Persian miniature from Bal'ami's Tarikhnama | |||||
| Reign | 570–571 | ||||
| Predecessor | Yaksum ibn Abraha | ||||
| Successor | Aksumite rule in South Arabia abolished
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| Born | c. 510 Kingdom of Aksum | ||||
| Died | c. 570 Hadhramaut, Kingdom of Aksum | ||||
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| Religion | Christianity | ||||
Masrūq ibn Abraha (Arabic: مسروق بن أبرهة) was the last Aksumite ruler of Yemen, as in both Arabic tradition and later Islamic literature. He succeeded his brother, Yaksum. 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.