| Jabalah IV ibn al-Harith | |
|---|---|
| King of the Ghassanids, Roman Phylarch | |
| Reign | c. 518 – 528[1] |
| Successor | al-Harith V |
| Died | 528 Thannuris |
| Spouse | Mariya |
| Issue | al-Harith V |
| Father | al-Harith IV ibn Hijr |
Jabalah IV ibn al-Ḥārith (Arabic: جبلة بن الحارث), known also by the tecnonymic Abū Shammar (أبو شمر), known in Byzantine sources as Gabalas (Greek: Γαβαλᾶς), was a ruler of the Ghassanids.[2] At first an enemy of the Eastern Roman Empire, he raided Palestine but was defeated, becoming a Byzantine vassal in 502 until circa 520, and again in 527 until his death a year later.