Qahtān (English spelling)

Japanese: カフターン(英語表記)Qahtān
Qahtān (English spelling)
A legendary figure who is said to be the ancestor of the Southern Arabs. Muslim genealogists identify him with the Biblical Joktan. In the 6th century, the Southern Arabs migrated northward and settled among the Northern Arabs, who also had Adnan as their legendary ancestor. The conflict between the Northern and Southern Arabs often dominated politics in early Islamic history.

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Japanese:
南アラブ族の祖先とされる伝説上の人物。イスラム教徒の系譜学者は,旧約聖書のヨクタンと同一としている。6世紀には南アラブ族も北方に移住し,同じくアドナーンを伝説上の祖先とする北アラブ族の間に住みついた。初期イスラム史では,この南北アラブの対立がしばしば政治を左右した。

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