ANCIENT KINGS OF ARABIA. 121 



Kings of Hira— Reigned A. D. 210-63-1. 

 A.D.210, Malec. A. D. 504, Abujafar. 



507, Amnolkais III. 

 520, i^Iondar III. 

 523, Hareth. 



563, Mondar III. (re- 

 stored). 



564, Amra III. 

 576, Kabus. 

 584, Mondar IV. 

 588, Nooman III. 

 611, Ayas. 

 617, Zadijah. 

 634, Mondar V. 



230, Jodaimah (or Khoz- 

 zeiraah). 

 Descevdants of Lakhm. 

 268, Amru I. 

 301, Amriolkais I. 

 334, Amru II. 

 369, Aus. 



374, Amriolkais II. 

 400, Nooman I. 

 430, Mondar I. 

 473, Aswad. 

 493, Mondar II. 

 500, Nooman 11. 



The history of these kmgs presents little that is 

 worthy of particular notice. War was their inces- 

 sant occupation ; and there is a tradition that none 

 of them except Kabus died within their own terri- 

 tories, all the rest having perished either in military 

 expeditions or hunting excursions. I\Ialec, on as- 

 suming the functions "of sovereignty, proceeded to 

 estabhsh the absurdities of the Arabian idolatry 

 throughout liis dominions. He was slain accident- 

 ally with an arrow by a person named Soleimah, 

 wliile wandering in disguise from his palace to ob- 

 serve what was passing in the towii. Jodaimah, on 

 whom was bestowed the title of Al Abrash or the 

 Leper, was a brave and judicious prince ; he suc- 

 ceeded in subjugating to his power the Avhole of the 

 Arab chiefs settled in Irak. His authority was 

 acknowledged in Bahrein, and even extended to 

 some parts of Hejaz and Yemen. He introduced 

 regular discipline among his troops, which gave him 

 great advantages over the desultory tactics of his 

 adversaries. It is remarked that he employed lamps 

 in his nocturnal marches, and was the first that used 

 the balista, a military engine (perhaps the crossbow) 

 for throwing missiles. In all his expeditions he 

 carried with him two images or idols ; from the one 

 he supplicated health, from the other victory. He 

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