Siege of Najran (523–525) 523
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 523 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Saudi Arabia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Aksumite invasion of Himyar | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Banu Harith, Himyarite kingdom, Kingdom of Aksum | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 17.4917, 44.1322 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
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.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Najran (523–525) (revision 1380946650), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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