Territorial change of Himyar (Himyarite Kingdom)

“Himyar”(Himyarite Kingdom) — appears in this map’s data from 110 BC to AD 601. Its territory was largest in 66 BC – 37 BC, at ≈ 335 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
110 BC – 67 BC≈ 74 thousand km²
66 BC – 37 BC≈ 335 thousand km²
36 BC – 32 BC≈ 215 thousand km²
31 BC – 26 BC≈ 196 thousand km²
25 BC – 20 BC≈ 85 thousand km²
19 BC – AD 105≈ 335 thousand km²
AD 106 – 153≈ 149 thousand km²
AD 154 – 269≈ 74 thousand km²
AD 270 – 282≈ 74 thousand km²
AD 283 – 305≈ 137 thousand km²
AD 306 – 346≈ 296 thousand km²
AD 347 – 377≈ 296 thousand km²
AD 378 – 533≈ 296 thousand km²
AD 534 – 576≈ 167 km²
AD 577 – 591≈ 296 thousand km²
AD 592 – 601≈ 296 thousand km²
110 BCAD 601

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in 66 BC – 37 BC (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
110 BC≈ 74 thousand km²25 of 38
91 BC≈ 74 thousand km²23 of 39
87 BC≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 36
77 BC≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 37
66 BC≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 35
63 BC≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 43
50 BC≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 46
49 BC≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 46
48 BC≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 46
46 BC≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 45
44 BC≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 45
42 BC≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 45
41 BC≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 45
40 BC≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 45
36 BC≈ 215 thousand km²13 of 49
31 BC≈ 196 thousand km²14 of 49
30 BC≈ 196 thousand km²14 of 49
27 BC≈ 196 thousand km²12 of 47
25 BC≈ 85 thousand km²18 of 44
19 BC≈ 335 thousand km²9 of 44
14 BC≈ 335 thousand km²9 of 44
AD 1≈ 335 thousand km²10 of 45
AD 6≈ 335 thousand km²10 of 45
AD 9≈ 335 thousand km²10 of 45
AD 14≈ 335 thousand km²10 of 43
AD 23≈ 335 thousand km²10 of 41
AD 30≈ 335 thousand km²10 of 42
AD 43≈ 335 thousand km²10 of 44
AD 51≈ 335 thousand km²10 of 43
AD 60≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 43
AD 68≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 42
AD 78≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 42
AD 84≈ 335 thousand km²11 of 42
AD 91≈ 335 thousand km²9 of 41
AD 106≈ 149 thousand km²13 of 40
AD 114≈ 149 thousand km²12 of 36
AD 117≈ 149 thousand km²13 of 36
AD 127≈ 149 thousand km²13 of 39
AD 154≈ 74 thousand km²19 of 41
AD 161≈ 74 thousand km²18 of 40
AD 165≈ 74 thousand km²19 of 42
AD 184≈ 74 thousand km²19 of 41
AD 197≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 42
AD 207≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 44
AD 215≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 44
AD 224≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 43
AD 238≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 42
AD 247≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 42
AD 260≈ 74 thousand km²20 of 38
AD 261≈ 74 thousand km²22 of 40
AD 263≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 40
AD 265≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 40
AD 270≈ 74 thousand km²21 of 40
AD 283≈ 137 thousand km²13 of 38
AD 287≈ 137 thousand km²15 of 43
AD 299≈ 137 thousand km²15 of 43
AD 306≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 43
AD 308≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 43
AD 311≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 43
AD 313≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 43
AD 324≈ 296 thousand km²16 of 45
AD 337≈ 296 thousand km²17 of 47
AD 338≈ 296 thousand km²17 of 47
AD 347≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 46
AD 353≈ 296 thousand km²14 of 49
AD 358≈ 296 thousand km²14 of 50
AD 367≈ 296 thousand km²14 of 51
AD 371≈ 296 thousand km²14 of 48
AD 373≈ 296 thousand km²14 of 47
AD 378≈ 296 thousand km²13 of 45
AD 383≈ 296 thousand km²12 of 44
AD 387≈ 296 thousand km²14 of 53
AD 390≈ 296 thousand km²14 of 53
AD 392≈ 296 thousand km²14 of 52
AD 394≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 50
AD 395≈ 296 thousand km²16 of 51
AD 396≈ 296 thousand km²16 of 51
AD 397≈ 296 thousand km²16 of 53
AD 402≈ 296 thousand km²14 of 54
AD 407≈ 296 thousand km²14 of 55
AD 410≈ 296 thousand km²16 of 54
AD 414≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 56
AD 417≈ 296 thousand km²14 of 55
AD 426≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 55
AD 439≈ 296 thousand km²16 of 50
AD 441≈ 296 thousand km²16 of 50
AD 443≈ 296 thousand km²16 of 51
AD 451≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 50
AD 452≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 50
AD 455≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 52
AD 458≈ 296 thousand km²16 of 52
AD 459≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 52
AD 462≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 54
AD 469≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 55
AD 476≈ 296 thousand km²14 of 57
AD 480≈ 296 thousand km²14 of 57
AD 490≈ 296 thousand km²15 of 55
AD 500≈ 296 thousand km²16 of 54
AD 510≈ 296 thousand km²17 of 53
AD 523≈ 296 thousand km²17 of 54
AD 534≈ 167 km²56 of 56
AD 536≈ 167 km²56 of 56
AD 540≈ 167 km²64 of 64
AD 546≈ 167 km²64 of 64
AD 555≈ 167 km²67 of 67
AD 561≈ 167 km²68 of 68
AD 567≈ 167 km²68 of 68
AD 569≈ 167 km²68 of 68
AD 577≈ 296 thousand km²17 of 70
AD 587≈ 296 thousand km²18 of 67
AD 592≈ 296 thousand km²17 of 70

Its highest rank was in 19 BC: number 44 of 9.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 10 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 534lostKingdom of Aksum≈ 298 thousand km²
AD 602lostSasanian Empire≈ 298 thousand km²
19 BCgainedRoman Empire≈ 222 thousand km²
66 BCgainedMa'in≈ 216 thousand km²
25 BClostRoman Empire≈ 196 thousand km²
AD 306gainedHadhramaut≈ 98 thousand km²
25 BCgainedMa'in≈ 85 thousand km²
AD 283gainedSheba≈ 64 thousand km²
66 BCgainedSheba≈ 35 thousand km²
19 BCgainedSheba≈ 28 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Himyarite

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

Himyar was a South Arabian kingdom whose original heartland lay in the southern highlands of present-day Yemen.

Wikipedia (English) “Himyar”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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