Ma'dikarib Ya'fur
King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadramawt, Yamnat and their Arabs, on Tawdum and Tihamat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ma'dikarib Ya'fur (Arabic: معد كرب يعفر, romanized: Ma'dikarib Ya'fur) was a king of Himyar who reigned for six to seven years before Dhu Nuwas. Only two archaeological inscriptions mentioning him which date to the year 521 exist. In Arabian folklore, Ma'dikarib Ya'fur does not exist and is instead replaced by a person named Dhu Shanatir.
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Ma'dikarib Ya'fur | |
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King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadramawt, Yamnat and their Arabs, on Tawdum and Tihamat | |
Reign | 515–521 |
Predecessor | Marthad'ilan Yanuf |
Successor | Dhu Nuwas |
Died | Unknown (presumably 521–522 CE) Yemen |
Religion | Christianity |
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