Armah (Axum)

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Bronze coin of the Armah

Armah was a Christian king of the Aksumite Empire in Africa, who ruled at the beginning of the seventh century and is known almost exclusively from his coins. He is probably the last Aksumite ruler who still had coins minted.

In the seventh century, Islam took control of Arabia and with it also trade between the Mediterranean and India , and trade contacts with the Byzantine Empire were broken off. Since the coinage was mainly made for international trade, it lost its importance and was discontinued in the following period. The empire was approaching a phase of isolation.

The coins of the Armah show the ruler both as a bust in profile and as a whole person sitting on a throne.

Armah is possibly identical to Ashama ibn Abjar, who was important to Islamic history.

See also

Remarks

  1. ^ Paul B. Henze: Layers of Time. A History of Ethiopia , Palgrave, New York 2000, p. 41.

literature

  • Stuart Munro-Hay: Aksum. An African Civilization of Late Antiquity. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 1991, ISBN 0-7486-0106-6 , p. 91.

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personal data
SURNAME Armah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Axum
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century or 7th century
DATE OF DEATH 7th century