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al-Harith ibn Jabala

d. 569 · 6th century · Also known as Arethas, Al-Harith ibn Jabalah

al-Harith ibn Jabala was king of the Ghassanids, the Christian Arab allies of the Byzantine Empire, from about 528 to 569. Justinian made him supreme phylarch over all Rome's Arab allies to counter the Lakhmids, and he killed the Lakhmid king al-Mundhir III in 554. He was a protector of the Miaphysite church in Syria.

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