| c.500 | NABATEANS enter Sinai and south Levant. | 500 ISBE 4-690 |
| c.500 | Yatha Amar Bayin-IV, king of Saba from 520, ends. Son Karabil Watar-IV succeeds until 480. | 500 wikLRSH |
| c.500 |  The DAM of Marib, rebuilt 700, breaks, causing Saba drought and rebellions. It will be rebuilt, 7m tall. Ruins of the dam shown here. See 145. |
photo: H. Grobe 500 wikMD, wikTY |
| c.500 | Kingdom of AWSAN from 800 ends. | 500 wikAHY |
| c.500 | Ma'in, the Qatabani and Hadramites, under Saba from ?, rebel and become independent. | 500 wikTY |
| c.500 | Ma'in, becomes dominant in north Yemen, extending its authority on the north Red Sea coasts and establishes military/trading colonies as far as Sinai. | 500 wikTY |
| c.495 | ILISAMI-II NABAT, becomes king of Kaminahu until 475. | 495 rri |
| c.490 | MAHLAY, king of Qedar from 510, ends. Son IYAS succeeds until 470. | 490 wikQd |
| c.480 | YADIAB AMIR, ruler of Nashan from 500, ends. Nashan comes under Saba until 250. | 480 rcAr, rri |
| c.480 | Karabil Watar-IV, king of Saba from 500, ends. Son Samah ali Yanuf-VI succeeds until 460. | 480 wikLRSH |
| c.475 | ILISAMI-II NABAT, king of Kaminahu from 495, ends. | 475 rri |
| c.470 | IYAS, king of Qedarite Bedawis in Negev from 490, ends. SHAHR-I succeeds until 450. | 470 hifiK, wikQd |
| c.460 | Samah ali Yanuf-VI, king of Saba from 480, ends. Bro Yada il Bayin-VI succeeds and ends. Bro Yatha Amar Watar-V succeeds and ends. Son of Yada il Bayin-VI, Ilsharih-II succeeds until 445. | 460 wikLRSH |
| c.450 | KARIBIL WATAR, priest-king of Saba, assumes title "king of Saba ". | 450 IDB 4-145 |
| c.450 | SHAHR-I, king of Qedarite Bedawis in Negev from 470, ends. Son GASHMU-I succeeds until 430. | 450 hifiK, rri, wikQd |
| c.445 | Ilsharih-II, king of Saba from 460, ends. Bro Zamir Ali Bayin-I succeeds until 430. | 445 wikLRSH |
| c.430 | GASHMU-I, king of Qedarite Bedawis in Negev from 450, ends. Son QAINU succeeds until 410. | 430 hifiK, rri, wikQd |
| c.430 | KAMINAHU, state in southwest Arabia, probably comes under Ma'an until 160. | 430 rcAr |
| c.430 | Zamir Ali Bayin-I, king of Saba from 445, ends. Son Yada'il Watar-II succeeds until 410. | 430 wikLRSH |
| c.430 | Minaean Kingdom of MA'IN north of Saba from 750, rises in power until 100. ABKARIB-I becomes king of Ma'in (Yemen) until 415. Ma'in lasts until 55. | 430 rcAr, rri |
| c.415 | ABKARIB-I, king of Ma'in (Yemen) from 430, ends. AMMIYATHA succeeds until 400. | 415 rcAr, rri |
| c.410 | QAINU, king of Qedarite Bedawis in Negev from 430, ends. | 410 hifiK, rri, wikQd |
| c.410 | Yada il Watar-II, king of Saba from 430, ends. Son Zamir Ali Bayin-II succeeds until 390. | 410 wikLRSH |
| c.400 | AMMIYATHA, king of Ma'in (Yemen) from 415, ends. ABYADA-I succeeds until 385. | 400 rcAr |
| c.400 | Hegemony of Saba from 800 ends. | 400 wikAHY |
| c.390 | Zamir Ali Bayin-II, king of Saba from 410, ends. Son Samah ali Yanuf-VII succeeds and ends. Bro Karabil Watar-V succeeds until 370. | 390 wikLRSH |
| c.385 | ABYADA-I, king of Ma'in (Yemen) from 400, ends. HUFNUM SADIQ succeeds until 365. | 385 rcAr |
| c.370 | Karabil Watar-V, king of Saba from 390, ends. Successor unknown until 350. | 370 wikLRSH |
| c.370 | Qahtani tribes drive the Persians out of Musqat in the east tip of the Arabian peninsula. The Qahtanis replace the Ad tribe in Oman. | 370 wikTY |
| c.365 | HUFNUM SADIQ, king of Ma'in (Yemen) from 385, ends. ILYAFA YAFUSH succeeds until 350. | 365 rcAr |
| c.360 | YITHA'A AMAR BAYYIN-II becomes last Makrab king of Himyar until 350. | 360 rri |
| c.350 | ILYAFA YAFUSH, king of Ma'in (Yemen) from 365, ends. ABYADA-II succeeds until 320. | 350 rcAr |
| c.350 | Karab Yuhanem becomes king of Saba until 330. | 350 wikLRSH |
| c.332 | QEDAR, under Persia from 539, comes under Macedonia until 323. | 332 hifiK, rcJdn |
| c.330 | Kingdom of QATABAN begins in southwest Arabia. A line of 31 rulers continues until 160CE. | 330 rri |
| c.330 | Founder of the Lihyan kingdom reigns until 320. | 330 rri |
| c.330 | Karab Yuhanem, king of Saba from 350, ends. Son Karabil Watar-VI succeeds until 310. | 330 wikLRSH |
| c.330 | SOCOTRA, island off tip of the horn of Africa, raided by Macedonians for its aloe products, under Macedonia until 300. | 330 rcAr |
| c.323 | QEDAR, under Macedonia from 332, under kingdom of Lihyan until 250. | 323 hifiK, rcJdn |
| c.320 | Founder of Lihyan kingdom from 330 ends. SHAHRU-II succeeds until 305. | 320 rcAr, rri |
| c.320 | ABYADA-II, king of Ma'in (Yemen) from 350, ends. WAQAHIL RIYAM succeeds until 310. | 320 rcAr |
| c.320 | YATHI AMAR BAYIN-III, king of Saba from ?, ends. KARIB il WATAR-II succeeds until 270. | 320 rcAr |
| c.312 | NABATEANS appear in history in the mountains of Edom. Athenaeus, general of Demetrius, son of Antigonus-I attacks PETRA, Nabatean capital. | 312 CDCC 603, 670, ISBE 3-467 |
| c.312 | Nabatean fortress of PETRA attacked by Athenaeus, general of Demetrius, son of Antigonus-I. Most of the men are absent, so Athenaeus sacks Petra. The men learn of it, ambush Athenaeus, and recover the loot. Seleucids again attack Nabateans unsuccessfully in 312. | 312 B76 VII-157, DGRBM 1-400, ISBE 3-467 |
| 312 | NABATEANS send letter to Antigonus-I Monophthalamus defending their action as self defence. | 312 ISBE 3-467 |
| c.311 | ATHENAEUS, general of Antigonus-I Monophthalamus surprised at night and defeated by Nabateans. | 311 atl4 |
| c.311 | DEMETRIUS-I, son of Antigonus-I Monophthalamus, leads a raid against Nabateans. | 311 atl4 |
| c.310 | Karabil Watar-VI, king of Saba from 330, ends. Wahab Shamsam/El Yahiz-I succeeds until 290. | 310 wikLRSH |
| c.310 | WAQAHIL RIYAM, king of Ma'in (Yemen) from 320, ends. ABKARIB-II succeeds until 300. | 310 rcAr |
| c.305 | SHAHRU-II, king of Lihyan from 320, ends. Son HANIOS-I succeeds until 290. | 305 rcAr, rri |
| c.300 | ABKARIB-II, king of Ma'in (Yemen) from 310, ends. YITHAIL RIYAM succeeds until 290. | 300 rcAr |
| c.300 | SOCOTRA, island off the tip of the horn of Africa, under Macedonia from 330, no longer under Macedonia. | 300 rcAr |
Arabia 300-201
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