Sasanian reconquest of Yemen
| Sasanian reconquest of Yemen | |||||||
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| Part of the Aksumite–Persian wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sasanian Empire | Kingdom of Aksum | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Vahrez | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000 | Unknown | ||||||
The Sasanian reconquest of Yemen took place in 575 or 578[1] after Aksumite men killed Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan after a reign of some four years and took control of Yemen. The rising took place when the protecting Persian garrison withdrew from Yemen. The Sasanians, this time with a force of 4,000 men, managed to reconquer Yemen and install Sayf’s son, Maʿdī Kareb as ruler.[2]
A pre-Islamic Arabian poet, Umayya bin Abi al-Salt, has praised the victory of the Persians in one of his poems. His poem is recorded in Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani's Kitab al-Aghani.[3]
A Persian military force now remained in Yemen for over fifty years, with a Persian governor at Maʿdī Kareb’s side. The names of the successive Persian governors are as follows, according to
- Wahriz
- Marzbān (son of Wahriz)
- Bīnagār (son of Marzbān)
- Kharra Khusraw (son of Bīnagār)
- Bādhān or Bādhām, who was unconnected with Wahriz's line and replaced Kharra Khusraw due to the assimilation of the latter into the local culture.[2]
The Persian garrison of soldiers and officials settled down in
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