At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- Convert to IslamTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Persian rule
After the assassination of Ma'dikarib ibn Sayf Dhi Yazan, Kisra appointed a Persian governor over Sanaa and made Yemen a Persian province. Persian governors continued to succeed one another over Yemen until the last of them, Badhan 1. See Persian rule over Yemen.
Notes for researchers
The year 638 CE is as the author gives it. Biographical works mention Badhan's Islam during the Prophet ﷺ's lifetime, after the letter to Kisra, so the date needs checking before it is relied on.
For young visitors
Badhan was the last Persian governor of Yemen. He entered Islam, and Persian rule ended with him.
Connections
- Ruler of
- Yemen
- Participated in
- Liberation and Persian Rule of Yemen
People and things also explored
Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan (Maʾdikarib)· Liberation and Persian Rule of Yemen· Yemen· The Second Abyssinian Occupation of Yemen· The First Abyssinian Occupation of Yemen· Abraha· Aryat (Abraha’s predecessor in Yemen)· Dhu Nuwas (Yusuf Asʾar Yathʾar)
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p. 25
- Tafhim al-Quran — Abu al-A'la al-Mawdudi , 4/195-198
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Badhan (last Persian governor of Yemen)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/badhan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.