Homerite Kingdom
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The Homerite Kingdom was an ancient South Arabian kingdom centered in modern-day Yemen, known for its control of Red Sea trade routes and later adoption of Judaism before its fall in the 6th century CE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Homerite Kingdom canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Arabian kingdom
ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ |
| adoptedReligion | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedReligionDate |
5th century CE
ⓘ
late 4th century CE ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Himyarite Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Himyar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Zafar archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Raydan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zafar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Aksumite–Himyarite wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine–Himyarite conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| controlled |
Red Sea trade routes
ⓘ
incense trade ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient South Arabian culture ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 6th century CE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Himyarites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| export |
aromatics
ⓘ
frankincense ⓘ myrrh ⓘ |
| fellTo |
Abraha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Aksum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| invadedBy | Kingdom of Aksum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Sabaic language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Arabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern-day Yemen ⓘ |
| neighbor |
Hadramawt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qataban NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabaean Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | persecution of Christians at Najran under Dhu Nuwas ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Abu Karib Asʿad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhu Nuwas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ancient South Arabian civilization ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sabaean Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ polytheism ⓘ |
| startTime |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
late 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| successor |
Aksumite rule in Yemen
ⓘ
Sasanian control of Yemen ⓘ |
| tradePartner |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Aksum NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Ancient South Arabian script ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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