Abdamon (also transliterated Abdamun ; , was a
Phoenicia
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King of Sidon
The King of Sidon was the ruler of Sidon, an ancient Phoenician city in what is now Lebanon.
Scholars have pieced together the fragmented list from various archaeological finds since the 19th century.
Egyptian period
* c.1700s BC Zimrida
* c. 13 ...
( – ), and a vassal of the
Achaemenid Empire
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. He was succeeded by his son
Baana
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to the throne of
Sidon
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Kings of Sidon
5th-century BC monarchs in Asia