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.

The Siege In Najran during the Reign of Himyarite King, Dhu Nuwas, The Himyarite Kingdom had sieged the Christian hub of Najran and massacred the Christian population of Najran, then Banu Madhhij had gotten involved and reportedly defended and defeated the Himyarites,and 2 years later, the Kingdom of Axum and the Byzantie Empire had gotten involved and invaded the Himyarite Kingdom, Thus ending Dhu Nuwas's Reign.

Aftermath After the fall of The Himyarite Kingdom, The massacres against the Christians of Najran had stopped, and the Kingdom of Aksum had stayed in Himyar until the The Sasanian invasion of Himyar which had put the Himyarites back in power.

See also

List of wars and battles in pre-Islamic Arabia

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