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Conflict Middle East

Aksumite–Himyarite Wars

270 CE – 525 CE · 255 years

The powerful East African kingdom of Aksum fought the Himyarite kingdom across the Red Sea for control of trade routes. The wars culminated in Aksum's 525 AD invasion of Himyar after the Jewish Himyarite king Dhu Nuwas persecuted Christians.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Kingdom of Aksum
  • Kingdom of Himyar

Key moments

Defining events in the Aksumite–Himyarite Wars.

  1. c. 270 AD Aksumite invasion of Yemen
  2. 525 AD Final invasion under Kaleb

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 270 CE and 525 CE.

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