Ouazebas

Ouazebas
King of Aksum
ReignMid 4th Century-Late 4th Century
PredecessorMHDYS
SuccessorEon

Ouazebas (late 4th century) was a King of the Kingdom of Aksum. He is primarily known through the coins that were minted during his reign.

Ouazebas' coins were found beneath the remains of the largest stela in the city of Axum. This suggests that the stele had fallen as early as his reign. Stuart Munro-Hay suggests that this particular stela was the last one erected, and that "possibly they went out of favor as Christianity spread, bringing with it new ideas about burial.[1]

  1. ^ Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity (Edinburgh: University Press, 1991), p. 82.