- List of rulers of Sheba
The following are the two alternative listings of the Rulers of the kingdom of
Sheba .Version 1
* Samahu 'Ali ca. 750 BC
* Yada'-il Dharih ?
* Yathi'-amar Watar I ?
* Yada'-il Bayin I ?
* Yathi'-amar Watar II ?
* Kariba-il Bayin ?
* Dhamar 'Ali Watar ?
* Samahu 'Ali Yanif I ?
* Yathi'-amar Bayin I ?
* Kariba-il Watar I ca. 450 BC
* Samahu 'Ali Darih ?
* Kariba-il Watar II ?
* Il-Sharah I ?
* Yada ?
* Yakrib ?
* Yathi' ?
* Karib-il ?
* Samah ?
* Il-Sharah II ?
* Dhamar ?
* Yada' ?
* Dhamar ?
* Karib-il Watar IV ?
* Il-Karib Yuhan'im ?
* Karib-il Watar V ?
* Wahb-il ?
* Anmar Yuhan'im ?
* Dhamar 'Ali Darih ?
* Nash'a-Karib Yuhamin ?
* Nasir Yuhan'im ?
* Wahb-il Yahuz ?
* Karib-il Watar Yuhan'im ?
* Yarim Ayman I ca. 80-ca. 60 BC
* 'Alhan Nahfan ca. 60- ? BC
* Far'um Yanhab ?
* Yarim Ayman II ca. 35-ca. 25 BC
* Sha'irum Awtar ca. 25 BC- ? with:
* Yazil Bayin ca. 25 BCE- ? and with:
*Ilasharah Yahdub ca. 25 BCE- ? (reigned after the demise of both Yazil Bayin and Sha'irum Awtar)* Sheba to Himyar thereafter
Version 2
(High Priests) Mukkaribs of the Sabians
* 1200-800 BCE
* unknown
Mukkaribs of Saba
* Yada’il Yanif ben Kariba-il ca. 755-ca. 740 BC
* Samahu 'Ali Darih I ben Yada’il Yanuf ca. 740-715 BC
* Yathi'-amar Bayin I after 715 BC
* Dhamar 'Ali I after 715-before ca. 685 BC
* Kariba-il Watar I ca.685-ca.675 BC
* Samahu’Ali I after 675 BC
* Yada’il Darih I ?
* Samahu 'Ali Yanuf I ?
* Darih ?
* Yathi'-amar Watar ?
* Yada’il Bayin I ?
* Karib-il Bayin I ?
* Dhamar 'Ali Watar ?
* Samahu’Ali Yanuf II ca. 545-ca. 525 BC
Kings of Saba
* Styled Malik
* Yathi’-amar Bayin II ca. 525-ca. 495 BC* Kariba-il I after 495 BC
* Yada’il I ? and:
* Yathi’-amar I* Kariba-il II
* Samahu’Ali II
* Yada'il II
* Yathi’amar II
* Yada’il Bayin II
* Samahu’Ali Yanuf III ca. 410-ca. 380 BC and:
* Yathi’-amar Watar I* Yaqrub Malik Darih ?
* Samahu’Ali Yanuf IV ?
* Yada’il Bayin III ?
* Yaqrub Malik Watar I ?
* Yathi’-amar Bayin III before 320 BC
* Karib-il Watar II ca. 320-ca. 270 BC
* Yada’il Bayin IV after 270 BC
* Yaqrub Malik Watar II ?
* Dhamar’Ali Yanuf ?
* Yathi’-amar Bayin IV before ca. 200 BC
* Samahu’Ali Darih II ca. 200-ca. 175 BC
* Karib-il Bayin II
* Yathi’-amar III before ca. 140 BC
* ??? ca. 140-ca. 116 BC
* Under Himyar 116-55 BC
* Samahu’Ali Yanuf V ca. 55 BC
* Yada’il Watar I ca. 30 BC
* Dhamar’Ali Bayin I ca. 25 BC
* Yadail Darih II ca. 10 BC-ca. 10 CE
* Yathi’-amar Watar II ca. 10-20 CE
* Yada’il Watar II ca. 20-30 CE
* Dhamar 'Ali Bayin II ca. 30-60 CE
* Karib-il Watar Yuhan'im ca. 60-75 CE
* Dhamar’Ali Darih ca. 75-85 CE
* Ilasharah Yahdub ca. 85-100 CE
* Most parts to Himyar thereafter
Gurat and Marib
These two nations were the remnants of Sheba and both fell to Himyar in the 3th Century
Gurat
*
Nash'a-Karib Yahamin ben Dhamar’Ali Bayin II ca. 85-ca. 100 CE*
Sa'd Shams Asra ben Ilsharah Yahdub ca. 100-ca. 130 CE*
Murtaza Yuham'in ca. 130-ca. 160* ??? 160-180
* Farim Yanhub ca. 180-ca. 200
* Ilsharah Yahdub II ca. 200-ca. 230
* Nash'a-Karib Yamin ca. 230-ca. 250
* To Himyar thereafter
Marib
*
Kurb ail Watur ibn Thamar ibn Ali 4th Century BC* Yas'a 4th Century BC
* ??? 4th Century BC-ca.100 CE
* Bahab’il Yahuz ca. 100-ca. 130 CE
* Anmar Yuhamin ca. 130-ca. 140 CE
* Kariba-il Watar Yuham’in after ca. 140 CE
* Rabb Shams Nimran after ca. 140 CE-before ca.190 ce
* Sahr Autar ca. 190-ca. 200
* Lahay’atat Yarham ca. 200
* To Himyar thereafter
ee also
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Rulers of Saba and Himyar - a reconstruction of the lineage of the rulers of Saba and Himyar based on extant inscriptions. Based on the work of Dr. Javad Ali.
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