Description: (Aksumite Army General and King of Himyar)
Abraha, an Ethiopian viceroy appointed by the Kingdom of Aksum, governed the Himyarite Kingdom of Yemen and parts of the Arabian Peninsula in the 6th century. He is notable for leading an army, with war elephants, in an unsuccessful attempt to destroy the Kaaba, a revered religious site in Mecca, during the Year of the Elephant. Abraha's professional legacy includes his governance over these territories and his infamous military campaign against the Kaaba.