Lakhni'ah Yanuf
| Lakhni'ah Yanuf al-Himyari | |||||
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| King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadramawt, Yamnat and their Arabs, on Tawdum and Tihamat | |||||
| Reign | 480–502 CE | ||||
| Predecessor | Sharhabil Yakkuf | ||||
| Successor | Marthad'ilan Yu'nim | ||||
| Died | c. 502 Yemen | ||||
| Issue | Marthad'ilan Yu'nim | ||||
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| Father | Sharhabil Yakkuf | ||||
| Religion | Judaism | ||||
Lakhni'ah Yanuf al-Himyari (Arabic: لحيعة ينوف الحميري) was a Himyarite prince who lived in the late fifth century. He first entered leadership as part of a co-regency with his father, Sharhabil Yakkuf, and his two brothers, Abu Shamir Nawaf and Ma'dikarib Yun'im.
Reign
[edit]Lakhni'ah Yanuf, the son of Sharhabil Yakkuf, shared the royal title King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadramawt, Yamnat and their Arabs, on Tawdum and Tihamat with his father and two brothers, Abu Shamir Nawaf and Ma'dikarib Yun'im.[1] Eventually, the name of Abu Shamir Nawaf disappears from the royal title, leaving only Lakhni'ah Yanuf and Ma'dikarib Yun'im; the former is given more precedence over the other hence making him the legal heir of the throne.[2] The last inscription mentioning Lakhni'ah Yanuf is dated to 502 CE and does not mention him as a king, implying that he is retired from leadership.[3]
Lakhni'ah Yanuf is the second ruler in Sharhabil Yakkuf's dynasty.[4] He would eventually be succeeded by his son, Marthad'ilan Yu'nim.
Military campaigns
[edit]In the year 474 CE, alongside his father and two brothers, Lakhni'ah Yanuf participated in a campaign against rebellious Arab tribes which included branches of the Tayy and Abd al-Qays, as well as a double attack against the Lakhmid king 'Amr ibn al-Aswad. Four hundred camels were taken from the rebellious tribes as war booty.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jacquees Ryckmans, L'institution monarchique en Arabie Méridionale avant l'Islam (Maʿîn et Saba)
- ^ Iwona Gajda, Ḥimyar gagné par le monothéisme (IVe-VIe siècle de l'ère chrétienne). Ambitions et ruine d'un royaume de l'Arabie méridionale antique. Aix-Marseille University. 1997
- ^ Robin, Christian Julien (2023-12-31). "La guerre en Arabie au iiie siècle de l'ère chrétienne, d'après les faits d'armes d'un prince ḥimyarite". Syria. Archéologie, art et histoire (in French) (100): 211–281. doi:10.4000/syria.15420. ISSN 0039-7946.
- ^ Fisher, Greg (2023-11-09). "Arabs and Empires before Islam". Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ Alessia Prioletta and Mounir Arbach, Ḥimyar en Arabie déserte au ve siècle de l’ère chrétienne: une nouvelle inscription historique du site de Maʾsal (Arabie Saoudite). 2016.