Masrūq ibn Abraha (Arabic: مسروق بن أبرهة) was the last Abyssinian descended ruler of Yemen under the Axumite Empire, as recorded in both Arabic tradition and later Islamic literature. He succeeded his father, Abraha. In 570 or 571, he was killed in the Battle of Hadhramaut in the Yemeni campaign of Wahrez, reportedly by an arrow shot by Wahrez himself.
| Masruq ibn Abraha | |||||
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| King of Himyar | |||||
 "The arrow of old Wahrez kills Masruq, the Abyssinian King of Yemen", Persian miniature from Bal'ami's Tarikhnama | |||||
| Reign | 570–571 | ||||
| Predecessor | Yaksum ibn Abraha | ||||
| Successor | Position abolished
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| Born | c. 510 | ||||
| Died | c. 570 | ||||
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| Religion | Christianity | ||||
References
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- C. E. Bosworth, “ABNĀʾ,” Encyclopædia Iranica, I/3, p. 226-228; an updated version is available online at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/abna-term (accessed on 25 January 2014).
- Potts, Daniel T. "ARABIA ii. The Sasanians and Arabia – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 14 February 2020.