Chapter 67
THE KINGDOM OF HIRA (195-610 A.D.)
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1ext in importance to Yemen. It is situated in Irak. Founded about 195 A.D. by =Malik=, it is more or less under allegiance to the Persians, but exercises considerable control over the Mustareb Arabs.
2529 =Mundhir III=, king of Hira, who has been driven from the throne by Kavadh I of Persia, because he is too powerful, invades Syria, cruelly ravaging the country as far as Antioch. He kills Harith, whom Kavadh has set over his kingdom, and is finally himself killed, in 554, by a Roman vassal.
3610 Chosroes II puts an end to the kingdom of Hira.
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