Eleazus

Eleazus

Eleazus, also Eleazar or Iliazz Yalit I was the Hadramaut king of the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula, the "Frankincense kingdom", in the first century CE. The main harbour of the kingdom was Cana (Kanê). His capital was the city of Sheba (Sabat), also known for the legendary Queen of Sabat.

It is thought that Khor Rawri, anciently the Biblical port of Sumhuram, was founded by King Eleazus.

Eleazus is described in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea:

ee also

*Rulers of Sheba


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