Civilizations in Review: Lakhmid Kingdom
For three centuries, the Lakhmid Kingdom- or al-Manadhirah, in Arabic- was ruled by the Banu Lakhm Dynasty. ‘Amr ibn Adi, the dynasty’s founder, is a descendant of the Lakhm tribe that originated from Qahtani Yemen. This is mentioned in the 3rd century Paikuli inscription’s description of the Sasanian Empire, to which the Lakhmid Kingdom was a vassal state. Before being annexed by the Sasanian Empire, the Lakhmid Kingdom extended from Saudi Arabia to the south of modern-day Iraq, with the ancient city of al-Hirah as its capital. The Lakhmid Kingdom served as an influential region for Nestorian Christianity throughout its reign. Thank you to Abby Hawkins for writing about this historical kingdom.