Dhu Nuwas

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dhu_Nuwas
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
historical figure
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Yūsuf_Asʾar_Yathʾar
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Suicide (according to some sources)
gptkbp:deathDate circa 525 CE
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Himyarite
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dhu Nuwas
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Himyarite_Kingdom
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Quran_(as_the_story_of_the_People_of_the_Ditch)
gptkb:Byzantine_sources
gptkb:Syriac_sources
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Najran_Massacre
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Persecution_of_Christians_at_Najran
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Yusuf_Dhu_Nuwas
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Maʿdīkarib
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southern_Arabia
gptkbp:reign circa 517–525 CE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Esimiphaios
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Himyar
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Himyarites
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6