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5000 BCE
Earliest Settelments date back to this time
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1100 BCE
The Sabaean Kingdom comes into existence
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Period: 700 BCE to 680 BCE
The Kingdom of Awsan dominated Aden and its surroundings
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300 BCE
Qataban, Hadramout, and Ma'in become independent from Saba and are established in the Yemeni arena
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50 BCE
Qataban collapses and is reclaimed by the Sabaeans
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25 BCE
Rome launches an expedition to Arabia Felix
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25 BCE
The country falls into chaos, and two clans, the Hamdan and Himyar claim kingship
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100
Sana'a is annexed by the Himyarite from the Hamdan
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180
Hashdi regain control of Sana'a
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515
Himyar becomes divided along religious lines
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630
Prophet Mohammed sends his cousin Ali to Sana'a
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Period: 630 to 631
Major tribes send delegators to Medina during the year of delegations
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818
Ziyadid Dynasty is founded in Tihama
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1040
Sulayhid Dynasty is founded
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1060
Ali ibn Mohammed Al-Sulayhi conquers Zabid
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1174
Turan Shah conquers Zabid from the Mahdids
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1229
Rasulid Dynasty is established
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Al-Mu'ayyad Muhammad sends 1000 men to conquer Mecca
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The British Empire fire on Aden from warships
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The Ottomans return to Tihama
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Imam Yahya hamid ed-Din al-Mutawakkil ruled the northern highlands independently
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Imam Yahya capture Al Hudaydah from the Idrisids
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The state of South Yemen is formed
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Thousands die in the south due to political rivalry
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Unified Republic of Yemen is proclaimed, with Saleh as a president
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17 US personnel die after a suicide attack on a US naval vessel
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Shia Insurgency in Yemen begins
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Saudi and Yemeni al-Qaeda branches merge to form AQAP
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Period: to
Revolution against president Ali Abdullah Saleh