Qabus ibn al-Mundhir (

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: قابوس ابن المنذر; 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 (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 Greek language, Greek sources as (Flavios) Alamoundaros (), was the king of the Ghassanids, Ghassanid Arabs from 569 to circa 581. A son of al-Harith ibn Jabalah, he succeeded his father both in the kingshi ...

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 (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 Arabs Vassal rulers of the Sasanian Empire Arabs from the Sasanian Empire {{Lakhmid Rulers