Event

Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man, the son of…

503 CE Middle East

Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man, the son of al-Nu'man II ibn al-Aswad, succeeds his father as Lakhmid king either immediately upon his death in 503 or after a short interregnum by Abu Ya'fur ibn Alqama.

Allied to Persia, he begins to make successful challenges to Ghassanid power.