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'''Marthad'ilan Yanuf''' ([[Arabic]]: مرثد ألن ينوف) was a king of [[Himyar]] who reigned in the early 6th century CE.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> He is the first [[Christian]] to officially become the ruler of [[Himyar]]. |
'''Marthad'ilan Yanuf''' ([[Arabic]]: مرثد ألن ينوف) was a king of [[Himyar]] who reigned in the early 6th century CE.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> He is the first [[Christian]] to officially become the ruler of [[Himyar]]. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Marthad'ilan Yanuf was the son of [['Abd-Kulal]], a former Himyarite governor who took the throne as a temporary regent acting for [[Sharhabil Yakkuf]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ص85 - كتاب الأنساب للصحاري - ملك مرثد بن عبد كلال بم مثوب الرعيني - المكتبة الشاملة |url=https://shamela.ws/book/491/85#p1 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=shamela.ws}}</ref> He was a [[Christian]], just like his father.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rukuni |first=Rugare |date=00/2020 |title=Religious statecraft: Constantinianism in the figure of Nagashi Kaleb |url=http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0259-94222020000400027&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en |journal=HTS Theological Studies |volume=76 |issue=4 |pages=1–12 |doi=10.4102/hts.v76i4.5885 |issn=0259-9422}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Abrahamson |first=Ben |date=2011-01-01 |title=Yosef Dhu Nuwas: A Sadducean King with Sidelocks |url=https://www.academia.edu/73932987 |
Marthad'ilan Yanuf was the son of [['Abd-Kulal]], a former Himyarite governor who took the throne as a temporary regent acting for [[Sharhabil Yakkuf]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ص85 - كتاب الأنساب للصحاري - ملك مرثد بن عبد كلال بم مثوب الرعيني - المكتبة الشاملة |url=https://shamela.ws/book/491/85#p1 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=shamela.ws}}</ref> He was a [[Christian]], just like his father.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rukuni |first=Rugare |date=00/2020 |title=Religious statecraft: Constantinianism in the figure of Nagashi Kaleb |url=http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0259-94222020000400027&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en |journal=HTS Theological Studies |volume=76 |issue=4 |pages=1–12 |doi=10.4102/hts.v76i4.5885 |issn=0259-9422}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Abrahamson |first=Ben |date=2011-01-01 |title=Yosef Dhu Nuwas: A Sadducean King with Sidelocks |url=https://www.academia.edu/73932987 |journal=Studies in History and Jurisprudence}}</ref> In the early years of his rule, Marthad'ilan Yanuf allowed three ambassadors from [[Aksum]] to build a palace for themselves at [[Dhofar]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-islamic arabian Inscriptions: Epigraph details |url=https://dasi.cnr.it/index.php?id=30&prjId=1&corId=0&colId=0&navId=227618498&recId=2394 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=dasi.cnr.it}}</ref> the inscriptions also state that he provided support for the project.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-islamic arabian Inscriptions: Epigraph details |url=https://dasi.cnr.it/index.php?id=30&prjId=1&corId=0&colId=0&navId=559296144&recId=2393 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=dasi.cnr.it}}</ref> Marthad'ilan Yanuf appears to have reigned for 15 years based on inscriptions,<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Philby |first=John Bridger |title=The Background of Islam: Being a sketch of Arabian history in Pre-Islamic times |publisher=Whitehead, Morris |year=1947 |isbn= |location=Egypt}}</ref> while the Arab historians gave him a reign of forty years.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Ancient History of the Kingdom of Saba' and Dhu Raydan: Himyarite rulers |url=https://yemen-nic.info/proj/5-1/con_hist.htm |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=yemen-nic.info}}</ref> He had a son named Wali'ah, who was a well-respected government official.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Alleged persecution of Christians == |
== Alleged persecution of Christians == |
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Some sources have reported that Marthad'ilan Yanuf persecuted Christians, however with recent archaeological finds, this does not seem to be the case, as Marthad'ilan Yanuf himself was a Christian.{{cn|date=April 2024}} |
Some sources have reported that Marthad'ilan Yanuf persecuted Christians, however with recent archaeological finds, this does not seem to be the case, as Marthad'ilan Yanuf himself was a Christian.{{cn|date=April 2024}} |
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Marthad'ilan Yanuf | |||||
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King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadramawt, Yamnat and their Arabs, on Tawdum and Tihamat | |||||
Reign | 504–515 | ||||
Predecessor | Marthad'ilan Yu'nim | ||||
Successor | Ma'dikarib Ya'fur | ||||
Died | c. 515 Yemen | ||||
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Father | 'Abd-Kulal | ||||
Religion | Christianity |
Marthad'ilan Yanuf (Arabic: مرثد ألن ينوف) was a king of Himyar who reigned in the early 6th century CE.[1][2][3] He is the first Christian to officially become the ruler of Himyar.
Biography
Marthad'ilan Yanuf was the son of 'Abd-Kulal, a former Himyarite governor who took the throne as a temporary regent acting for Sharhabil Yakkuf.[4] He was a Christian, just like his father.[5][1] In the early years of his rule, Marthad'ilan Yanuf allowed three ambassadors from Aksum to build a palace for themselves at Dhofar;[6] the inscriptions also state that he provided support for the project.[7] Marthad'ilan Yanuf appears to have reigned for 15 years based on inscriptions,[2] while the Arab historians gave him a reign of forty years.[4][1][3] He had a son named Wali'ah, who was a well-respected government official.[4]
Alleged persecution of Christians
Some sources have reported that Marthad'ilan Yanuf persecuted Christians, however with recent archaeological finds, this does not seem to be the case, as Marthad'ilan Yanuf himself was a Christian.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Abrahamson, Ben (2011-01-01). "Yosef Dhu Nuwas: A Sadducean King with Sidelocks". Studies in History and Jurisprudence.
- ^ a b Philby, John Bridger (1947). The Background of Islam: Being a sketch of Arabian history in Pre-Islamic times. Egypt: Whitehead, Morris.
- ^ a b "Ancient History of the Kingdom of Saba' and Dhu Raydan: Himyarite rulers". yemen-nic.info. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ a b c "ص85 - كتاب الأنساب للصحاري - ملك مرثد بن عبد كلال بم مثوب الرعيني - المكتبة الشاملة". shamela.ws. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Rukuni, Rugare (00/2020). "Religious statecraft: Constantinianism in the figure of Nagashi Kaleb". HTS Theological Studies. 76 (4): 1–12. doi:10.4102/hts.v76i4.5885. ISSN 0259-9422.
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(help) - ^ "DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-islamic arabian Inscriptions: Epigraph details". dasi.cnr.it. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
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