- List of rulers of Saba and Himyar
This chart is based on the unabridged book of Dr. Javad Ali "The history of Arab nations before Islam" which derives and reconstructs the lineage of the kings of Saba and Himyar based on inscriptions and other historiographical evidence. This book is in Arabic and has been translated to Persian.
A more traditional listing is contained in the "See also" section.
Mukribs of Saba' 1 Yatha' Amar Bayin I 2 Yada' Il Bayin I 3 Samah Ali Yanuf I 4 Yatha' Amar Watar I 5 Yakrib Malek Zarih 6 Yakrib Malek Watar I 7 Samah Ali Yanuf II 8 Yada' Il Bayin II 9 Yatha' Amar Watar II 10 Yada' Ab I 11 Yada' Il Bayin III 12 Yakrib Malek Watar II 13 Yatha' Amar Bayin II 14 Karab Il Watar I 15 Yada' Ab II 16 Akh Karab 17 Samah Ali Watar 18 Yada' Il Zarih son of 17 19 Samah Ali Yanuf III son of 18 20 Yatha' Amar Watar III son of 18 21 Yada' Il Bayin IV son of 20 22 Yada' Il Watar I son of 20 23 Zamir Ali Zarih I son of 21 24 Yatha' Amar Watar IV son of Samah Ali Yanuf son of 20 25 Karab Il Bayin I son of 24 26 Samah Ali Yanuf IV son of 24 27 Zamir Ali Watar son of 26 28 Samah Ali Yanuf V son of 27 29 Yatha' Amar Bayin III son of 28 30 Yakrib Malek Watar III 31 Zamir Ali Yanuf son of 30 Kings of Saba' 32 Karab Il Watar II son of 31 33 Samah Ali Zarih son of 32 34 Karab Il Watar III son of 33 35 Il Sharih I son of 33 36 Yada' Il Bayin V son of 34 37 Yakrib Malek Watar IV son of 36 38 Yatha' Amar Bayin IV son of 37 39 Karab Il Watar IV son of 38 40 Yada' Il Bayin VI son of 39 41 Samah Ali Yanuf VI son of 39 42 Yatha' Amar Watar V son of 39 43 Il Sharih II son of 41 44 Zamir Ali Bayin I son of 41 45 Yada' Il Watar II son of 44 46 Zamir Ali Bayin II son of 45 47 Samah Ali Yanuf VII son of 46 48 Karab Il Watar V son of 46? 49 Karab Yuhan'em son of Ham Athat 50 Karab Il Watar VI son of 49 51 Wahab Shamsam son of Halik Amar 52 Wahab Il Yahiz I son of Saraw 53 Anmar Yuha'man I son of 52 54 Zamir Ali Zarih II son of 53 55 Nasha Karab Yuha'man son of 54 56 Wahab Il Yahiz II 57 Zamir Ali Bayin III 58 Anmar Yuha'man II son of 56 59 Yasir Yuhan'em I 60 Shamir Yuhar'esh I son of 59 61 Yarim Aymin son of Awsalat Rafshan 62 Karab Il Watar Yuhan'em I son of 56 63 Alhan Nahfan son of 61 64 Far'am Yanhab Kings of Saba' & Ziridan [1st Himyarite Kingdom] 65 Sha'ram Awtar son of 63 66 Il Sharih Yahzib son of 64 67 Yazil Bayin son of 64 68 Hayu Athtar Yazi' son of 65? 69 Karab Il Watar Yuhan'em II son of 57 70 Watar Yuha'min son of 66 71 Zamir Ali Zarih III son of 69 72 Nasha Karab Yuha'min Yuharhib son of 66 73 Karab Il Bayin II son of 71 74 Yasir Yuhasdiq 75 Sa'd Shams Asri' son of 66 76 Murthid Yuhahmid son of 75 77 Zamir Ali Yahbir I son of 74 78 Tharin Ya'ib Yuhan'im son of 77 79 Zamir Ali Yahbir II son of 78 80 Shamdar Yuhan'im 81 Amdan Bayin Yuhaqbiz 82 Hutar Athat Yafish 83 Karab Athat Yuhaqbiz 84 Shahar Aymin 85 Rab Shams Namran 86 Il Ez Nawfan Yuhasdiq 87 Sa'd Um Namran 88 Yasir Yuhan'em II Kings of Saba' & Ziridan & Hazarmut & Yamnit [2nd Himyarite Kingdom] 89 Shamir Yuhar'esh II son of 88 90 Yarim Yuharhib son of 89 91 Yasir Yuhan'im III son of 89 92 Tharin Ayfi' son of 91 93 Zari' Amar Aymin I son of 91 94 Karab Il Watar Yuhan'em III 95 Tharin Yakrib son of 89 96 Zamir Ali Yahbir III son of 95 97 Tharin Yuhan'im son of 96 98 Malki Karab Yuha'min son of 97 99 Zari' Amar Aymin II son of 98 100 Ab Karab As'id son of 98 101 Hasan Yuha'min son of 100 102 Sharhib Il Ya'fir son of 100 103 Sharhib Il Yakif 104 Mu'di Karab Yan'im son of 103 105 Luhay'ath Yanuf son of 103 106 Nawfim son of 103 107 Murthid Alan Yanuf 108 Mu'di Karab Ya'fir 109 Yusif Asar ee also
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Rulers of Sheba traditional listing
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