MILITARY PERSONNEL

Abraha

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Abraha (Ge’ez: አብርሃ) (also spelled Abreha, died presumably 570 CE) was an Aksumite military leader who controlled the Kingdom of Himyar (modern-day Yemen) and a large part of present-day Saudi Arabia for over 30 years in the 6th century. Originally a general in the Aksumite army that invaded Yemen around 525 CE, Abraha seized power by deposing the Christian Himyarite king installed by Kaleb. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abraha has received more than 720,511 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Abraha is the 158th most popular military personnel (up from 166th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 55th in 2019) and the most popular Ethiopian Military Personnel.

Abraha was most famous for leading a military expedition against Mecca in the year 570 AD.

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  • 720k

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  • 67.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Abraha ranks 158 out of 2,058. Before him are Antipater, Paul Tibbets, Pittacus of Mytilene, Józef Poniatowski, Alfred von Schlieffen, and Semyon Timoshenko. After him are Hermann Fegelein, Alexander Selkirk, Joseph Joffre, Louis, Grand Condé, Joachim Peiper, and Semyon Budyonny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Abraha ranks 11. Before him are Jordanes, Musaylimah, Abdullah ibn Masud, Pope Vitalian, Bahira, and Pope John IV. After him are Maria al-Qibtiyya, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Muadh ibn Jabal, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Pope Theodore I, and Bahram Chobin. Among people deceased in 600, Abraha ranks 2. Before him is Jordanes. After him are Qasim ibn Muhammad, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, Stephanus of Byzantium, Priscian, Leander of Seville, Sophia, Eutocius of Ascalon, Bharavi, Hrólfr Kraki, and David the Invincible.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Abraha ranks 4 out of 105. Before him are Abebe Bikila (1932), Haile Selassie (1892), and Zewditu (1876). After him are Menelik II (1844), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Menelik I (-954), Onuphrius (320), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), and Sahle-Work Zewde (1950).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Ethiopia

Among military personnels born in Ethiopia, Abraha ranks 1. After him are Malik Ambar (1548).

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