Overview
Qataban (Qatabanian: 𐩤𐩩𐩨𐩬, romanized: qtbn, lit. 'Qatabān') was an ancient Yemenite kingdom in South Arabia that existed from the early 1st millennium BCE to the late 1st or 2nd centuries CE. It was one of the six ancient South Arabian kingdoms of ancient Yemen, along with Sabaʾ, Maʿīn, Ḥaḍramawt, Ḥimyar and Awsān.
Historical Periods
Qataban (-350–-280)
350 BCE – 280 BCE
Capital: TimnaArea: 11,920 km²
Qataban (-279–-265)
279 BCE – 265 BCE
Capital: TimnaArea: 12,144 km²
Qataban (-264–-111)
264 BCE – 111 BCE
Capital: TimnaArea: 11,920 km²
Qataban (-110–-67)
110 BCE – 67 BCE
Capital: TimnaArea: 11,666 km²
Qataban (154–164)
154 CE – 164 CE
Capital: TimnaArea: 11,722 km²
Qataban (165–183)
165 CE – 183 CE
Capital: TimnaArea: 11,722 km²