Marthad'ilan_Yanuf

Marthad'ilan Yanuf

Marthad'ilan Yanuf

King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadramawt, Yamnat and their Arabs, on Tawdum and Tihamat

Marthad'ilan Yanuf (Arabic: مرثد ألن ينوف) was a king of Himyar who reigned in the early 6th century CE.[1][2][3][4] He is the first Christian to officially become the ruler of Himyar.

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Biography

Marthad'ilan Yanuf was the son of 'Abd-Kulal, a former Himyarite governor who took the throne as a temporary regent acting for Sharhabil Yakkuf.[5] He was a Christian, just like his father.[6][1] In the early years of his rule, Marthad'ilan Yanuf allowed three ambassadors from Aksum to build a palace for themselves at Dhofar;[7] the inscriptions also state that he provided support for the project.[8] Marthad'ilan Yanuf appears to have reigned for 15 years based on inscriptions,[2] while the Arab historians gave him a reign of forty years.[5][1][3] He had a son named Wali'ah, who was a well-respected government official.[5]

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References

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