Ousas

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Ousas
Kingdom of Aksum
Preceded by
Nezool		 King of Aksum Succeeded by
Kaleb

Ousas or Ousana(s) (c.500) was a king of Axum. He is primarily known from the coins minted during his reign.

Because the gold coins issued with this king's name closely resemble those of King Kaleb, Munro-Hay suggests that Ousas may be another name of Tazena, who is described both in Ethiopian tradition and on Kaleb's coins as his father.1

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  1. S. C. Munro-Hay, Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity (Edinburgh: University Press, 1991), pp. 84, 88.
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