Marthad'ilan Yanuf | |||||||||
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King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadramawt, Yamnat and their Arabs, on Tawdum and Tihamat | |||||||||
Reign | 504–515 CE | ||||||||
Predecessor | Marthad'ilan Yu'nim | ||||||||
Successor | Ma'dikarib Ya'fur | ||||||||
Born | Marthad ibn 'Abd-Kulal al-Himyari | ||||||||
Died | c. 515 Yemen | ||||||||
Issue | Wali'ah, Rabi'ah | ||||||||
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Father | 'Abd-Kulal | ||||||||
Religion | Christianity |
Marthad'ilan Yanuf (Arabic: مرثد ألن ينوف), also romanized as Murthid 'Alan Yanuf, was a Himyarite king who reigned in the early 6th century CE. A devout Christian, Marthad'ilan Yanuf engaged in diplomatic relations with the Aksumite Empire as well as renovated churches in his territory. He is the first Christian ruler to have official rule over Himyar.