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  • Himyarite Kingdom
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  • The Himyarite Kingdom or Himyar (in Arabic مملكة حِمْيَر mamlakat ħimyâr), anciently called Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans, was a state in ancient Yemen dating from 110 BC Taking the modern date city of Sanaa as its capital after the ancient city of Zafar. It conquered neighbouring Saba (Sheba) in c.25 BC, Qataban in c.200 CE and Hadramaut c.300 CE. Its political fortunes relative to Saba changed frequently until it finally conquered the Sabaean Kingdom around 280 CE.
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Leader
  • Dhu Nuwas
Era
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year start
  • 110
conventional long name
  • Himyarite Kingdom
Country
  • Yemen
Region
  • Middle-East
S
  • Aksumite Empire
Continent
  • Asia
common languages
title leader
year end
  • 520.0
image map
  • GDRT230.jpg
government type
  • Monarchy
Religion
native name
  • مملكة حِمْيَر
year leader
  • -520.0
Capital
image map caption
  • Himyarite Kingdom in the 3rd century AD.
Common name
  • Himyarite Kingdom
abstract
  • The Himyarite Kingdom or Himyar (in Arabic مملكة حِمْيَر mamlakat ħimyâr), anciently called Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans, was a state in ancient Yemen dating from 110 BC Taking the modern date city of Sanaa as its capital after the ancient city of Zafar. It conquered neighbouring Saba (Sheba) in c.25 BC, Qataban in c.200 CE and Hadramaut c.300 CE. Its political fortunes relative to Saba changed frequently until it finally conquered the Sabaean Kingdom around 280 CE.