Kingdom of Hadhramaut

Ḥaḍramawt (Ḥaḑramitic: 𐩢𐩳𐩧𐩣𐩩, romanized: ḤḌRMT; Sabaic, Minaic, Qatabānic: 𐩢𐩳𐩧𐩣𐩥𐩩, romanized: ḤḌRMWT) was an ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom of South Arabia which existed from the early 1st millennium BCE till the late 3rd century CE in the area currently named after it in the region of the Ṣayhad desert.

Ḥaḍramawt
𐩢𐩳𐩧𐩣𐩩
Early 1st millennium BCE–c.290 CE
Ḥaḍramawt in 400 BCE
CapitalŠabwat
Common languagesḤaḑramitic
Religion
South Arabian polytheism
Demonym(s)Hadhramite
GovernmentKingdom
Historical eraIron Age
Classical Antiquity
 Established
Early 1st millennium BCE
 Disestablished
c.290 CE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Qataban
Ḥimyar
Today part ofYemen

The kingdom of Ḥaḍramawt was one of the six ancient South Arabian kingdoms, along with Sabaʾ, Maʿīn, Qatabān, Ḥimyar, and Awsān. Little is known about Ḥaḍramawt compared to the other early South Arabian states.

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