MILITARY PERSONNEL
Abraha
600 - 600
Abraha
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 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. He is famous for the tradition of his attempt to destroy the Kaaba, a revered religious site in Mecca, using an army that included war elephants, an event known as Year of the Elephant. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abraha is the 193rd most popular military personnel (down from 158th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 4th 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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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Abraha ranks 193 out of 2,058. Before him are Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, Felix Steiner, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Desmond Doss, Paul Hausser, and Maxime Weygand. After him are Gertrude Bell, Georg von Küchler, Captain Tom, Mikhail Frunze, Djemal Pasha, and Jacques MacDonald.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
1848 - 1916
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 187
Felix Steiner
1896 - 1966
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 188
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
1895 - 1977
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 189
Desmond Doss
1919 - 2006
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 190
Paul Hausser
1880 - 1972
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 191
Maxime Weygand
1867 - 1965
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 192
Abraha
600 - 600
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 193
Gertrude Bell
1868 - 1926
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 194
Georg von Küchler
1881 - 1968
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 195
Captain Tom
1920 - 2021
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 196
Mikhail Frunze
1885 - 1925
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 197
Djemal Pasha
1872 - 1922
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 198
Jacques MacDonald
1765 - 1840
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 199
Contemporaries
Among people born in 600, Abraha ranks 14. Before him are Samo, Bahira, Musaylimah, Pope Severinus, Abdullah ibn Masud, and Maria al-Qibtiyya. After him are Pope Theodore I, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Muadh ibn Jabal, Æthelfrith, and Chandrakirti. Among people deceased in 600, Abraha ranks 2. Before him is Jordanes. After him are Qasim ibn Muhammad, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, Priscian, Sophia, Stephanus of Byzantium, Leander of Seville, Icel of Mercia, Eutocius of Ascalon, Agathangelos, and Hrólfr Kraki.
Others Born in 600
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Samo
POLITICIAN
600 - 658
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 8
Bahira
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 700
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 9
Musaylimah
POLITICIAN
600 - 632
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 10
Pope Severinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 640
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 11
Abdullah ibn Masud
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 650
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 12
Maria al-Qibtiyya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 637
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 13
Abraha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 - 600
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 14
Pope Theodore I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 649
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 15
Abdullah ibn Muhammad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 615
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 16
Abu Dhar al-Ghifari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 652
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 17
Muadh ibn Jabal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 640
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 18
Æthelfrith
POLITICIAN
600 - 616
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 19
Chandrakirti
PHILOSOPHER
600 - 650
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 600
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Jordanes
WRITER
600 - 600
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 1
Abraha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 - 600
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 2
Qasim ibn Muhammad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
598 - 600
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 3
Abd Manaf ibn Qusai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
430 - 600
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 4
Priscian
PHILOSOPHER
500 - 600
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 5
Sophia
POLITICIAN
530 - 600
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 6
Stephanus of Byzantium
POLITICIAN
501 - 600
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 7
Leander of Seville
PHYSICIAN
534 - 600
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 8
Icel of Mercia
POLITICIAN
501 - 600
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 9
Eutocius of Ascalon
MATHEMATICIAN
480 - 600
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 10
Agathangelos
WRITER
500 - 600
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 11
Hrólfr Kraki
POLITICIAN
596 - 600
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 12
In Ethiopia
Among people born in Ethiopia, Abraha ranks 8 out of 105. Before him are Menelik II (1844), Zewditu (1876), Abebe Bikila (1932), Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), Menelik I (-954), and Yohannes IV (1837). After him are Tewodros II (1818), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Ezana of Axum (325), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Onuphrius (320), and Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506).
Others born in Ethiopia
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Menelik II
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1913
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 2
Zewditu
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1930
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 3
Abebe Bikila
ATHLETE
1932 - 1973
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 4
Sahle-Work Zewde
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 5
Menelik I
POLITICIAN
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 6
Yohannes IV
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1889
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 7
Abraha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 - 600
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 8
Tewodros II
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1868
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 9
Mengistu Haile Mariam
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 10
Ezana of Axum
POLITICIAN
325 - 360
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 11
Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1935
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 12
Onuphrius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
320 - 400
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 13
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1543
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 14
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Ethiopia
Among military personnels born in Ethiopia, Abraha ranks 1. After him are Malik Ambar (1548).
