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Dhu Nuwas
Dhu Nuwas was a Jewish king of Himyar in South Arabia in the early sixth century, remembered for his persecution of Christians at Najran. The Aksumite Empire, at the request of the Byzantine emperor, sent a naval expedition across the Red Sea that defeated him and installed a Christian ruler, extending Aksumite control over South Arabia.
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