Shammar Yahri'sh
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Shammar Yahri'sh was a Himyarite king. In AD 275, he led his troops to victory over Najran
, Mareb (the Sabeans later reconquered their capital) and Hadhramaut
. He succeeded in uniting much of Yemen
, assuming the title "King of Saba and Dhu Raydan and Hadhramaut and Yamnat" (Yamnat may have been the name of the Southern part of Yemen). From his time forward the Himyarite kings were known as Tubba kings, and praised for their courage and leadership in traditional Yemeni poetry.
One hundred years later Abu Karib Asad
, who was titled "Asad al-Kamel"-the perfect one, fulfilled the highest aspirations of Shammar Yuharish. Under his leadership the old Sabean state with Mareb as the capital ceased to exist as an independent kingdom. The Axumites, who had become a strong power and had occupied the Tihama and part of the highlands more than once, were driven back to Ethiopia. During his rule pre-Islamic Yemen probably reached its greatest expansion including southern parts of present Saudi Arabia and Oman as a whole.
Najran
Najran , formerly known as Aba as Sa'ud, is a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen. It is the capital of Najran Province. Designated a New town, Najran is one of the fastest-growing cities in the kingdom; its population has risen from 47,500 in 1974 and 90,983 in 1992 to...
, Mareb (the Sabeans later reconquered their capital) and Hadhramaut
Hadhramaut
Hadhramaut, Hadhramout, Hadramawt or Ḥaḍramūt is the formerly independent Qu'aiti state and sultanate encompassing a historical region of the south Arabian Peninsula along the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea, extending eastwards from Yemen to the borders of the Dhofar region of Oman...
. He succeeded in uniting much of Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
, assuming the title "King of Saba and Dhu Raydan and Hadhramaut and Yamnat" (Yamnat may have been the name of the Southern part of Yemen). From his time forward the Himyarite kings were known as Tubba kings, and praised for their courage and leadership in traditional Yemeni poetry.
One hundred years later Abu Karib Asad
Tub'a Abu Kariba As'ad
Tub'a Abu Kariba As'ad was the Himyarite king of Yemen. He ruled Yemen from 390–420 CE. Abu Kariba is commonly cited as the first of several kings of Arabia to convert to Judaism.-Background:thumb|Himyarite Kingdom in 230 CE...
, who was titled "Asad al-Kamel"-the perfect one, fulfilled the highest aspirations of Shammar Yuharish. Under his leadership the old Sabean state with Mareb as the capital ceased to exist as an independent kingdom. The Axumites, who had become a strong power and had occupied the Tihama and part of the highlands more than once, were driven back to Ethiopia. During his rule pre-Islamic Yemen probably reached its greatest expansion including southern parts of present Saudi Arabia and Oman as a whole.