List of rulers of Sheba

The following are the two alternative listings of the Rulers of the kingdom of Sheba.

See also

• Rulers of Saba and Himyar - a reconstruction of the lineage of the rulers of Saba and Himyar based on extant inscriptions. Based on the work of Dr. Javad Ali.

Version 1

Samahu 'Ali ca. 750 BC Yada'-il Dharih ? Yathi'-amar Watar I ? Yada'-il Bayin I ? Yathi'-amar Watar II ? Kariba-il Bayin ? Dhamar 'Ali Watar ? Samahu 'Ali Yanif I ? Yathi'-amar Bayin I ? Kariba-il Watar I ca. 450 BC Samahu 'Ali Darih ? Kariba-il Watar II ? Il-Sharah I ? Yada ? Yakrib ? Yathi' ? Karib-il ? Samah ? Il-Sharah II ? Dhamar ? Yada' ? Dhamar ? Karib-il Watar IV ? Il-Karib Yuhan'im ? Karib-il Watar V ? Wahb-il ? Anmar Yuhan'im ? Dhamar 'Ali Darih ? Nash'a-Karib Yuhamin ? Nasir Yuhan'im ? Wahb-il Yahuz ? Karib-il Watar Yuhan'im ? Yarim Ayman I ca. 80-ca. 60 BC 'Alhan Nahfan ca. 60- ? BC Far'um Yanhab ? Yarim Ayman II ca. 35-ca. 25 BC Sha'irum Awtar ca. 25 BC- ? with: Yazil Bayin ca. 25 BCE- ? and with: Ilasharah Yahdub ca. 25 BCE- ? (reigned after the demise of both Yazil Bayin and Sha'irum Awtar) Sheba to Himyar thereafter

Version 2

(High Priests) Mukkaribs of the Sabians 1200-800 BCE unknown Mukkaribs of Saba Yada’il Yanif ben Kariba-il ca. 755-ca. 740 BC Samahu 'Ali Darih I ben Yada’il Yanuf ca. 740-715 BC Yathi'-amar Bayin I after 715 BC Dhamar 'Ali I after 715-before ca. 685 BC Kariba-il Watar I ca.685-ca.675 BC Samahu’Ali I after 675 BC Yada’il Darih I ? Samahu 'Ali Yanuf I ? Darih ? Yathi'-amar Watar ? Yada’il Bayin I ? Karib-il Bayin I ? Dhamar 'Ali Watar ? Samahu’Ali Yanuf II ca. 545-ca. 525 BC Kings of Saba Styled Malik Yathi’-amar Bayin II ca. 525-ca. 495 BC Kariba-il I after 495 BC Yada’il I ? and: Yathi’-amar I Kariba-il II Samahu’Ali II Yada'il II Yathi’amar II Yada’il Bayin II Samahu’Ali Yanuf III ca. 410-ca. 380 BC and: Yathi’-amar Watar I Yaqrub Malik Darih ? Samahu’Ali Yanuf IV ? Yada’il Bayin III ? Yaqrub Malik Watar I ? Yathi’-amar Bayin III before 320 BC Karib-il Watar II ca. 320-ca. 270 BC Yada’il Bayin IV after 270 BC Yaqrub Malik Watar II ? Dhamar’Ali Yanuf ? Yathi’-amar Bayin IV before ca. 200 BC Samahu’Ali Darih II ca. 200-ca. 175 BC Karib-il Bayin II Yathi’-amar III before ca. 140 BC ??? ca. 140-ca. 116 BC Under Himyar 116-55 BC Samahu’Ali Yanuf V ca. 55 BC Yada’il Watar I ca. 30 BC Dhamar’Ali Bayin I ca. 25 BC Yadail Darih II ca. 10 BC-ca. 10 CE Yathi’-amar Watar II ca. 10-20 CE Yada’il Watar II ca. 20-30 CE Dhamar 'Ali Bayin II ca. 30-60 CE Karib-il Watar Yuhan'im ca. 60-75 CE Dhamar’Ali Darih ca. 75-85 CE Ilasharah Yahdub ca. 85-100 CE Most parts to Himyar thereafter Gurat and Marib These two nations were the remnants of Sheba and both fell to Himyar in the 3rd Century. Gurat Nash'a-Karib Yahamin ben Dhamar’Ali Bayin II ca. 85-ca. 100 CE Sa'd Shams Asra ben Ilsharah Yahdub ca. 100-ca. 130 CE Murtaza Yuham'in ca. 130-ca. 160 ??? 160-180 Farim Yanhub ca. 180-ca. 200 Ilsharah Yahdub II ca. 200-ca. 230 Nash'a-Karib Yamin ca. 230-ca. 250 To Himyar thereafter Marib Kurb ail Watur ibn Thamar ibn Ali 4th Century BC Yas'a 4th Century BC ??? 4th Century BC-ca.100 CE Bahab’il Yahuz ca. 100-ca. 130 CE Anmar Yuhamin ca. 130-ca. 140 CE Kariba-il Watar Yuham’in after ca. 140 CE Rabb Shams Nimran after ca. 140 CE-before ca.190 ce Sahr Autar ca. 190-ca. 200 Lahay’atat Yarham ca. 200 To Himyar thereafter