Aksumite siege of Mecca

570 CE.

Shown on the map at 21.422°, 39.826°.

A famous siege led by Abraha in Islamic tradition, the leader of Aksumite Himyar, who had sought to expand his authority in Arabia, and challenge Mecca's religious prominence. This event is one of the most famous acts of warfare in pre-Islamic Arabia.

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