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Himyar

Himyar was a polity in the southern highlands of Yemen, as well as the name of the region which it claimed. Until 110 BCE, it was integrated into the Qatabanian kingdom; afterward, it was recognized as an independent kingdom. According to classical sources, their capital was the ancient city of Zafar, relatively near the modern-day city of Sanaa.…

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Capital
Zafar Sanaa (from the beginning of the 4th century)
Common languages
Ḥimyarite
Currency
Drachma
Government
Monarchy
Historical era
Antiquity
Religion
South Arabian polytheism · Judaism (after 390 CE[a]) · Christianity (after 500 CE)

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Himyar

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Triples422
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Bibliography · 141
Himyar → Abhandlungen Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft, Abū Zurʿa's Tārīkh, Adler, Aichwald, Al-Qadi, Alessandro, Ancient Himyarite Empire Rediscovered, ANCIENT YEMEN, Andre, Andrey, Apocalyptic Prophecies, Arabia, Arabia Felix, Arabian, Arabic Poetry, Archived, Arietta Papaconstantinou, Autumn, Bafaqīh, Berlin
related to Christian period · 57
Himyar → Abraha, Abraha's, Abraha's Himyar, Aksumite, Aksumite Christian, Akumsite, Another, Antioch, Arabia, As, Axum, Basmala, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Christology, CIH, During, Ethiopian Christian, For
related to Conquests · 57
Himyar → Abd, Abdqaysān, Abraha, Abān, Abānum, Al-Kharj, Ar, Arabia, Arabian Peninsula, Arabic, Arama, Aramatum, At, Birk, Birkum, Central Arabia, Eastern, Gawwān, Ghassān, Hagarum
related to Jewish period · 40
Himyar → Additional, All, Aramaic, Babylonian, Bayt Hadir, DJE, During, Earth, Galilee, God, Greek, Heavens, Hebrew, Himyarite, However, Inscriptions, Israel, It, Jewish, Jewish-inflected
related to Early period · 23
Himyar → AD, Around, Barbaria, Dhu Raydan, Djibouti, During, Early, Empire, Hadhramaut, Himyar General, In, Kingdom, Late/Post, Ma'rib, Mozambique, Mudawwar Mountain, Nuh Ifriqis, Other Himyarite, Qataban, Raydan/Zafar
related to Ancestral divisions of Himyar · 22
Himyar → Anmar, Arabian Peninsula, Arim, Azd, Banu Quda'a, Egypt, Great Flood, Hamdan, Judham Kahlan, Kahlan, Kinda, Lakhm, Marib Dam, Midhhij, Roman, Sail Al, Sakasik, Shammar, Syria, The
related to history · 22
Himyar → AD, Africa, Charibael, East Africa, East African, Elder, Erythraean Sea, Furthermore, India, It, Karab'il Watar Yuhan'em II, Mediterranean, Middle East, Pliny, Roman Empire, Rome, Ships, The, The Himyarite Kingdom, The Periplus
related to International relations · 18
Himyar → After Himyar, Aksumite, Christian, Christianity, Constantius II, Himyar's, However, In, Jewish, Namara, Nevertheless, One, Romans, Sasanian, Sasanians, South Arabia, The Himyarites, Yemen
related to Himyarite dynasties after the coming of Islam · 9
Himyar → After, Himyarite, Islam, Mahdid Dynasty, Manakhis, Southern Tihama, Taiz, Yemen, Yufirid Dynasty
related to Weapons · 5
Himyar → As, Byzantines, Himyarite, Indian, Paul Yule

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kingdom yemen himyarite century ibn christian jewish arabia arabian judaism umayyad dhu abraha south homs inscriptions syria also ce inscription

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HimyarCapitalZafar Sanaa (from the beginning of the 4th century)1.00infobox
HimyarCommon languagesḤimyarite1.00infobox
HimyarCurrencyDrachma1.00infobox
HimyarGovernmentMonarchy1.00infobox
HimyarHistorical eraAntiquity1.00infobox
HimyarReligionSouth Arabian polytheism1.00infobox
HimyarReligionJudaism (after 390 CE[a])1.00infobox
HimyarReligionChristianity (after 500 CE)1.00infobox
HimyarToday part ofYemen1.00infobox
HimyarToday part ofOman1.00infobox
HimyarToday part ofSaudi Arabia1.00infobox
Himyar• 275–300 CEShammar Yahri'sh1.00infobox
Himyar• 390–420 CEAbu Karib As'ad1.00infobox
Himyar• 510s–530 CEYusuf Ash'ar Dhu Nuwas1.00infobox
Himyar• 535–570 CEAbraha1.00infobox
Himyar• 571–575/578 CESaif ibn Dhi Yazan1.00infobox
Himyar• Abraha's seizure of power535 CE1.00infobox
Himyar• Aksumite invasions518–525/530 CE1.00infobox
Himyar• Disestablished575/578 CE1.00infobox
Himyar• Established110 BCE1.00infobox
Himyar• Sasanian conquest and reconquest570–757/758 CE1.00infobox
Himyar• Year of the Elephant570 CE1.00infobox

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