# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dhu-nuwas
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:34:07.935Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dhu-nuwas"
name: "Dhu Nuwas"
slug: "dhu-nuwas"
description: "Dhū Nuwās, real name Yūsuf Asʾar Yathʾar, Yosef Nu'as, or Yūsuf bin Sharhabil, also known as Masruq in Syriac, and Dounaas (Δουναας) in Medieval Greek, was a Jewish king of Himyar reigning between AD 522–530 who became infamous for his persecutions of peoples of other religions, notably Christians living in his kingdom. He was also known as Zur'ah in the Arab traditions."
tagline: "Yemeni king, last ruler of Himyarite Kingdom"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Models"
  slug: "models"
profileType:
  name: "Model"
  slug: "model"
deathDate: "530"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.45
  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.17928533333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: 239
sources:
  - url: "https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zu_Navos"
    title: "Zu Navos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_As%CA%BEar_Yath%CA%BEar"
    title: "Yusuf Asʾar Yathʾar"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B0%D9%88_%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3"
    title: "ذو نواس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B0%D9%88_%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3"
    title: "ذو نواس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AE%D1%81%D1%83%D1%84_%D0%97%D1%83_%D0%9D%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%81"
    title: "Юсуф Зу Нувас"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhu-Nuw%C3%A0s"
    title: "Dhu-Nuwàs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_As%CA%BEar_Yath%CA%BEar"
    title: "Yusuf Asʾar Yathʾar"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhu_Nuwas"
    title: "Dhu Nuwas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_Dhu_Nuwas"
    title: "Yusuf Dhu Nuwas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B0%D9%88%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3"
    title: "ذونواس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhu_Nuwas"
    title: "Dhu Nuwas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhu_Nuwas"
    title: "Dhu Nuwas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A3_%D7%93'%D7%95_%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A1"
    title: "יוסף ד'ו נואס"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzu_Nawas"
    title: "Dzu Nawas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhu_Nuwas"
    title: "Dhu Nuwas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zu_Nuwas"
    title: "Zu Nuwas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunaas"
    title: "Dunaas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D1%83_%D0%9D%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%81"
    title: "Зу Нувас"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du_Nuvas"
    title: "Du Nuvas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%83_%D0%9D%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%81"
    title: "Ду Нувас"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D1%83_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%81"
    title: "Зу Навас"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B0%D9%88_%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3"
    title: "ذو نواس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878766"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump