Qabus ibn al-Mundhir (; in

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sources Καβόσης, Kaboses) was the king of the Lakhmid Arabs from 569 to 573. His name is an Arabic form of the

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name "Kavus", adopted under the influence of his

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n overlords. He succeeded his brother

'Amr III ibn al-Mundhir Amr III ibn al-Mundhir (; ), more commonly known by the matronymic Amr ibn Hind (, ''ʿAmr ibn Hind''), was the king of the Lakhmid Arabs in 554–569/570. He was a client of the Sasanian Empire. In around 550 AD he clashed with Aksumite Empire ...

(r. 554–569). Not much is known of his reign except that he suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the rival

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tribe under

Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Harith Al-Mundhir ibn al-Ḥārith (), known in Byzantine sources as Flavios Alamoundaros (), was the king of the Ghassanid Arabs from 569 to circa 581. A son of al-Harith ibn Jabalah, he succeeded his father both in the kingship over his tribe and as ...

in 570. After his death, the Lakhmids were ruled by a Persian governor for a year, until Qabus' brother

al-Mundhir IV ibn al-Mundhir Al-Mundhir IV ibn al-Mundhir () was the king of the Lakhmid Arabs in 575–580. The son of al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man (), he succeeded to the throne after his brothers Amr () and Qabus (). His succession was unpopular with the inhabitants ...

(r. 574–580) ascended to the throne.

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* * * 6th-century monarchs in the Middle East 570s deaths Lakhmid kings Year of birth unknown 6th-century Arab people Vassal rulers of the Sasanian Empire Arabs from the Sasanian Empire {{Lakhmid Rulers