Lakhm (the Manadhira)

Lakhm is a branch of Kahlan, of the Qahtanite lineage ¹. Al-Raheeq al-Makhtum pairs it with Judham in the second group of Kahlan's emigrants, and among the Lakhmis was Nasr ibn Rabi'a, father of the Manadhira kings at al-Hira ². From them came the kings of the kingdom of al-Hira, who served the Persians until 632 CE ^{3 4}.

After the death of Jadhima al-Abrash, around 268 CE, the Persians made Amr ibn Adi ibn Nasr al-Lakhmi, the first of the Lakhmid kings, governor of al-Hira in the reign of Shapur ibn Ardashir. From then on, kings of the Lakhmis succeeded one another over al-Hira ^{3 5}.

In the reign of Qubadh ibn Firuz, al-Mundhir ibn Ma al-Sama refused to adopt the Mazdakite doctrine, so Qubadh deposed him and appointed al-Harith ibn Amr al-Kindi in his place. Then Khosrow Anushirvan restored him, and the kingship stayed in his line until al-Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir, whom Khosrow imprisoned until he died ³. After Iyas ibn Qabisa, Khosrow appointed a Persian governor. In 632 CE the kingship returned to the house of Lakhm, and al-Mundhir, known as al-Maghrur, was appointed from among them. His rule did not exceed eight months before Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) arrived against him with the armies of the Muslims ^{4 5}.

The author notes that some of the kings of al-Hira embraced Christianity ⁶.