Jewish Himyarite Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Himyarite_Kingdom
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Himyar
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite Zafar
Raybun
gptkbp:capital Zafar
gptkbp:currency silver coins
gptkbp:declinedAfter Aksumite invasion
Sassanian intervention
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Himyarites
gptkbp:event gptkb:Persecution_of_Christians_in_Najran
Conversion to Judaism (late 4th or early 5th century CE)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jewish Himyarite Kingdom
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ge'ez
gptkb:Sabaic
gptkbp:location gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:minorityIn gptkb:Christianity
mythology
gptkbp:notableBattle Conflict with Byzantine Empire
Conflict with Aksumite Empire
Conflict with Sassanian Empire
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Massacre_of_Najran_Christians
Aksumite invasion (c. 525 CE)
Destruction of Najran
End of Himyarite dynasty
Rise of Islam (after its fall)
Sassanian occupation of Yemen
Spread of Judaism in Arabia
gptkbp:notableFor Murayghän inscription
Zafar inscription
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Ma'dikarib_Ya'fur
gptkb:Yusuf_Dhu_Nuwas
gptkb:Dhu_Nuwas
Abu Karib As'ad
Shamir Yuhar'ish
gptkbp:period c. 110 BCE – 525 CE
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sabaean_Kingdom
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_Arabia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Najran
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Sassanian_Empire
gptkb:Aksumite_Empire
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:religiousPolicy Promotion of Judaism
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sassanian_Empire
gptkb:Aksumite_Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Christians_of_Najran
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7