Amr ibn Hind


Amr III ibn al-Mundhir
King of the Lakhmid state
ReignCE 554569
PredecessorAl-Mundhir III
SuccessorQabus ibn al-Mundhir
Bornunknown
Diedc. 569
Najd, Lakhmid kingdom
HouseLakhmids
FatherAl-Mundhir III
MotherHind bint al-Harith ibn Amr ibn Hujr Akil al-Murar
ReligionNestorian Christianity

Amr III ibn al-Mundhir (Arabic: عمرو بن المنذر, romanizedʿAmr ibn al-Mundhir; Greek: Ἄμβρος ὁ [υἱός τοῦ] Ἀλαμουνδάρου[1]), more commonly known by the matronymic Amr ibn Hind (Arabic: عمرو بن هند, ʿAmr ibn Hind), was the king of the Lakhmid Arabs in 554–569/570. He was a client of the Sasanian Empire. In around 550 AD he clashed with Aksumite Empire over southern Arabia and was instrumental in the downfall of Aksumite power in southern Arabia. He was famous for his bellicosity and his patronage of poets. He was killed over an insult to Amru ibn kulthum's mother the chief of the taghlib tribe.

  1. ^ Martindale 1992, pp. 53–54.