Abraha | |
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King of Himyar | |
Tenure | 535–553/570 |
Predecessor | Sumyafa Ashwa |
Successor | Yaksum ibn Abraha |
Died | c. 570 |
Wife | Rayhana bint Dhi Jadan |
Issue | Yaksum, Masruq |
Religion | Christianity |
Abraha (Ge’ez: አብርሃ) (also spelled Abreha, died presumably in 570 CE), was an Aksumite viceroy for the Kingdom of Aksum who ruled over the territories of the conquested Himyarite Kingdom in modern-day Yemen in the 6th century. He is famous for the tradition of his attempt to destroy the Kaaba, a revered religious site in Mecca, using an army that included war elephants, an event known as Year of the Elephant.