That empire, the Sabaean empire, dominated this area until supplanted by the Himyarites.
During the late middle ages, this nation was ruled by the Rasulid dynasty, while earlier it had been ruled from the capital of Timna by the kingdom of Qataban. The northern portion of this country was ruled by the Mutawakkilite Kingdom, until it was overthrown by the revolt of Abdullah as-Sallal who established a republic in this country after sacking its royal palace at Ta'iz. During ancient times, it was governed from the capital of Ma'rib by an empire that fought several civil wars with the Hadramaut kingdom in this nation. That empire, the Sabaean empire, dominated this area until supplanted by the Himyarites. Known generally by the Romans as "Arabia Felix," FTP, name this republic on the northern shore of the Gulf of Aden, which is bordered by Saudi Arabia and Oman.
During the late middle ages, this nation was ruled by the Rasulid dynasty, while earlier it had been ruled from the capital of Timna by the kingdom of Qataban.
{Yemen}