al-Mundhir ibn Maʾ al-Samaʾ

Al-Mundhir ibn Ma' al-Sama', the Lakhmid king of al-Hira. Qubadh ibn Fayruz invited him to the Mazdakite doctrine, and out of zeal and pride he refused. Qubadh deposed him and appointed al-Harith ibn Amr al-Kindi in his place. Later Khosrow Anushirvan restored him. ^{1 2}

In the reign of Qubadh, Mazdak appeared and called people to a permissive doctrine. Qubadh followed him, and so did many of his subjects. He then sent to al-Mundhir, inviting him to choose this doctrine and adopt it. He refused, so Qubadh deposed him and appointed al-Harith ibn Amr ibn Hujr al-Kindi, who had answered his call. ¹

Qubadh was succeeded by Khosrow Anushirvan, who strongly disliked this doctrine. He killed Mazdak and many of those who followed him, and restored al-Mundhir to the rule of al-Hira. He sought al-Harith, but al-Harith escaped to the lands of Kalb and stayed among them until he died. ¹ The kingship after al-Mundhir remained in his line until the time of al-Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir. ¹