Masruq ibn Abraha

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
Reign	570–571
Predecessor	Yaksum ibn Abraha
Successor	Aksumite rule in South Arabia abolished Saif ibn Dhi Yazan as king of Sasanian Yemen (semi-legendary)
Born	c. 510 Kingdom of Aksum
Died	c. 570 Hadhramaut, Kingdom of Aksum
Names Masruq ibn Abraha al-Ashram
Religion	Christianity

Masrūq ibn Abraha (Arabic: مسروق بن أبرهة) was the last Aksumite ruler of Yemen, 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.

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