Lakhmids
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The Lakhmids were an Arab dynasty that ruled a client kingdom of the Sasanian Empire from their capital at al-Hirah in southern Iraq, serving as a key political and military power on the pre-Islamic Arabian frontier.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab dynasty
ⓘ
client kingdom ⓘ pre-Islamic polity ⓘ |
| approximateEndTime | 602 ⓘ |
| approximateStartTime |
3rd century
ⓘ
late 3rd century ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arabian Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | al-Hirah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalLocation |
al-Hirah, near modern Najaf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culturalRole | mediator between Persian and Arab cultures ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | abolition by Sasanian shah Khosrow II ⓘ |
| dynasticHouse | Banu Lakhm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Euphrates frontier
ⓘ
lower Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christian cultural center at al-Hirah
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arabic poetry patronage ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Aramaic ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
control of Arab tribal confederations
ⓘ
raiding and counter-raiding on Byzantine frontier ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Imru' al-Qays II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Nu'man III ibn al-Mundhir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Byzantine-aligned Arab tribes
ⓘ
Ghassanids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Late Antiquity Near Eastern political system ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Sasanian client kingdom ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier Arab tribal polities in lower Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| region |
Arabian frontier
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Hirah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Nestorian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | support for Nestorian Church of the East ⓘ |
| role |
buffer state between Sasanian Empire and Arabian tribes
ⓘ
frontier defense for the Sasanian Empire ⓘ military ally of the Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
direct Sasanian administration of al-Hirah
ⓘ
early Islamic Caliphate control of Iraq ⓘ |
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