Siege
523–525 siege
The Siege of Najran was a siege during the invasion of the Himyarite kingdom in modern day Yemen by the Kingdom of Aksum in modern Ethiopia. It is one of the most famous cases of warfare in pre-Islamic Arabia.
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The Siege of Najran was a siege during the invasion of the Himyarite kingdom in modern day Yemen by the Kingdom of Aksum in modern Ethiopia. It is one of the most famous cases of warfare in pre-Islamic Arabia.
In Najran during the Reign of Himyarite King, Dhu Nuwas, The Himyarite Kingdom had sieged the Christian hub of Najran and massacred the Christian population of Najran, then Banu Madhhij had gotten involved and reportedly defended and defeated the Himyarites,and 2 years later, the Kingdom of Axum and the Byzantie Empire had gotten involved and invaded the Himyarite Kingdom, Thus ending Dhu Nuwas's Reign.
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