![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Hijra_Abyssinia_%2528Rashid_ad-Din%2529.jpg/640px-Hijra_Abyssinia_%2528Rashid_ad-Din%2529.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Najashi
Ethiopian ruler of the Kingdom of Aksum / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Najashi?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For the Twelver Shi'ite rijāl scholar (c. 982–1058), see Ahmad ibn Ali al-Najashi.
Aṣ-ḥamah also spelt as Aṣ-ḥama (Arabic: أَصْحَمَة), was the Negus (Arabic: ٱلنَّجَاشِيّ, romanized: An-Najāshī) ruler of the Kingdom of Aksum who reigned from 614–630 C.E..[1] It is agreed by Muslim scholars that Najashi gave shelter to Muslim emigrants from Mecca, around 615–616 at Axum.[3][4]
Quick Facts King of Aksum, Reign ...
Najashi | |
---|---|
Negus | |
![]() 1314 manuscript illustration by Rashid ad-Din. | |
King of Aksum | |
Reign | 614–630 |
Predecessor | Israel or Ioel (unsure) |
Successor | 'Akla Wedem (unsure) |
Born | Ashama[1][2] Around 560 C.E.[citation needed] Kingdom of Axum |
Died | 630(630-00-00) (aged 69–70)[2] Negash, Kingdom of Axum (present-day Ethiopia) |
Father | Abjar |
Religion | Christian |
Close