Territorial change of Sheba (Sabaeans)

“Sheba”(Sabaeans) — appears in this map’s data from 800 BC to AD 282. Its territory was largest in 550 BC – 451 BC, at ≈ 64 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
800 BC – 701 BC≈ 15 thousand km²
700 BC – 676 BC≈ 17 thousand km²
675 BC – 551 BC≈ 55 thousand km²
550 BC – 451 BC≈ 64 thousand km²
450 BC – 384 BC≈ 64 thousand km²
383 BC – 351 BC≈ 36 thousand km²
350 BC – 111 BC≈ 36 thousand km²
110 BC – 67 BC≈ 35 thousand km²
36 BC – 32 BC≈ 36 thousand km²
31 BC – 26 BC≈ 54 thousand km²
25 BC – 20 BC≈ 28 thousand km²
AD 154 – 237≈ 64 thousand km²
AD 238 – 246≈ 28 thousand km²
AD 247 – 269≈ 64 thousand km²
AD 270 – 282≈ 64 thousand km²
800 BCAD 282

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in 550 BC – 451 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
800 BC≈ 15 thousand km²12 of 15
750 BC≈ 15 thousand km²20 of 33
700 BC≈ 17 thousand km²18 of 29
675 BC≈ 55 thousand km²10 of 29
650 BC≈ 55 thousand km²14 of 34
630 BC≈ 55 thousand km²13 of 32
615 BC≈ 55 thousand km²16 of 35
600 BC≈ 55 thousand km²15 of 49
550 BC≈ 64 thousand km²13 of 49
540 BC≈ 64 thousand km²12 of 48
530 BC≈ 64 thousand km²12 of 47
500 BC≈ 64 thousand km²13 of 45
480 BC≈ 64 thousand km²14 of 43
450 BC≈ 64 thousand km²14 of 34
404 BC≈ 64 thousand km²15 of 32
383 BC≈ 36 thousand km²18 of 34
366 BC≈ 36 thousand km²18 of 36
350 BC≈ 36 thousand km²19 of 35
337 BC≈ 36 thousand km²17 of 30
333 BC≈ 36 thousand km²17 of 31
331 BC≈ 36 thousand km²18 of 33
326 BC≈ 36 thousand km²18 of 33
323 BC≈ 36 thousand km²20 of 36
318 BC≈ 36 thousand km²21 of 36
315 BC≈ 36 thousand km²19 of 34
307 BC≈ 36 thousand km²22 of 37
301 BC≈ 36 thousand km²23 of 38
291 BC≈ 36 thousand km²25 of 40
284 BC≈ 36 thousand km²24 of 39
283 BC≈ 36 thousand km²24 of 39
281 BC≈ 36 thousand km²25 of 39
279 BC≈ 36 thousand km²25 of 43
277 BC≈ 36 thousand km²26 of 43
275 BC≈ 36 thousand km²26 of 43
272 BC≈ 36 thousand km²27 of 44
271 BC≈ 36 thousand km²27 of 45
264 BC≈ 36 thousand km²27 of 45
256 BC≈ 36 thousand km²27 of 44
247 BC≈ 36 thousand km²29 of 43
239 BC≈ 36 thousand km²31 of 45
230 BC≈ 36 thousand km²30 of 43
225 BC≈ 36 thousand km²31 of 43
223 BC≈ 36 thousand km²29 of 41
222 BC≈ 36 thousand km²27 of 39
218 BC≈ 36 thousand km²26 of 38
216 BC≈ 36 thousand km²26 of 38
212 BC≈ 36 thousand km²27 of 39
210 BC≈ 36 thousand km²26 of 38
208 BC≈ 36 thousand km²30 of 46
206 BC≈ 36 thousand km²40 of 56
203 BC≈ 36 thousand km²28 of 40
202 BC≈ 36 thousand km²27 of 39
197 BC≈ 36 thousand km²31 of 43
188 BC≈ 36 thousand km²33 of 44
170 BC≈ 36 thousand km²31 of 43
164 BC≈ 36 thousand km²30 of 40
144 BC≈ 36 thousand km²29 of 39
126 BC≈ 36 thousand km²28 of 37
110 BC≈ 35 thousand km²29 of 38
91 BC≈ 35 thousand km²29 of 39
87 BC≈ 35 thousand km²28 of 36
77 BC≈ 35 thousand km²27 of 37
36 BC≈ 36 thousand km²32 of 49
31 BC≈ 54 thousand km²28 of 49
30 BC≈ 54 thousand km²28 of 49
27 BC≈ 54 thousand km²26 of 47
25 BC≈ 28 thousand km²34 of 44
AD 154≈ 64 thousand km²22 of 41
AD 161≈ 64 thousand km²21 of 40
AD 165≈ 64 thousand km²22 of 42
AD 184≈ 64 thousand km²22 of 41
AD 197≈ 64 thousand km²23 of 42
AD 207≈ 64 thousand km²25 of 44
AD 215≈ 64 thousand km²25 of 44
AD 224≈ 64 thousand km²26 of 43
AD 238≈ 28 thousand km²33 of 42
AD 247≈ 64 thousand km²24 of 42
AD 260≈ 64 thousand km²24 of 38
AD 261≈ 64 thousand km²26 of 40
AD 263≈ 64 thousand km²25 of 40
AD 265≈ 64 thousand km²25 of 40
AD 270≈ 64 thousand km²25 of 40

Its highest rank was in 675 BC: number 29 of 10.

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 5 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 283lostHimyar≈ 64 thousand km²
AD 238lostKingdom of Aksum≈ 36 thousand km²
66 BClostHimyar≈ 35 thousand km²
19 BClostHimyar≈ 28 thousand km²
25 BClostRoman Empire≈ 26 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Succeeded by: Himyarite kingdom

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

Sheba, or Saba, was an ancient South Arabian kingdom that existed in Yemen before 275 CE. It likely began its existence between c. 1000 BCE and c.

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

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