Shammar Yahri'sh
Shammar Yahr'ish al-Himyari | |
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King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadramawt and Yamnat | |
South Arabian polytheism |
Shammar Yahr'ish al-Himyari, full name Shammar Yahr'ish ibn Yasir Yuha'nim al-Manou (
Biography
Not much is known about the life of Shammar Yahr'ish. He was from the tribe of
Diplomacy
In 309 CE, Shammar Yahr'ish sent a diplomatic delegation to the cities of
The Byzantine emperor, Constantius II, sent the missionary Theophilus to inquire if churches could be built for the Christian traders of Rome and India who were dwelling in the territory of Himyar.[10]
In Arabian folklore
Shammar Yahr'ish is glorified in the Arabian folklore regarding him. He is believed to have conquered the Levant region and even reached as far as the Northeastern Asian territories.[11] The name of the city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan is said to have been formed by a composite of two words: Shammar-Kand, which means "Shammar Destroyed" (after he supposedly conquered it).[12] Later scholars have debunked all these stories, citing them as mere mythology.[13][14][15]
See also
References
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- ^ محمد يحيى الحداد ، مكتبة الإرشاد ، اليمن (2008-01-01). التاريخ العام لليمن ( ثلاثة مجلدات ) ، محمد يحيى الحداد ، مكتبة الإرشاد ، اليمن ، نسخة مفهرسة وقابلة للبحث.
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- ^ "مفاتيح العلوم - الخوارزمي، أبو عبد الله - مکتبة مدرسة الفقاهة". ar.lib.eshia.ir (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ الاصفهاني،, حمزة (1844). كتاب تاريخ سني ملوك الأرض والأنبياء (in Arabic). In commissis apud Leopoldum Voss.