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Arabia

Also known as Arabian

Arabia is the region of the Arabian Peninsula in south-west Asia, bounded by the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf. It was the birthplace of Islam and the starting point of the Rashidun Caliphate's conquests. Its ports and incense routes linked it to the Aksumite, Babylonian and Chaldean worlds, and its coasts were part of Indian Ocean trade networks used by states such as the Srivijaya and Maratha empires.

Arabia
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Mentioned in 31 profiles

Adal SultanateSocioeconomy, MilitaryAfsharid EmpireSocioeconomyAksumite EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, DeclineChaldean EmpireSocioeconomy, Impact, DeclineEthiopian EmpireSocioeconomyFatimid CaliphateGovernanceGupta EmpireMilitaryMaratha EmpireSocioeconomy, ImpactMing EmpireImpactPtolemaic EmpireSocioeconomyRashidun CaliphateFoundation, SocioeconomyRoman EmpireImpactSrivijaya EmpireSocioeconomyRoman EgyptSocioeconomy, MilitaryFunj SultanateFoundationKingdom of JudahSocioeconomyKingdom of SabaFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Impact, Decline, SummaryHimyarite KingdomFoundation, Military, Impact, SummarySouth YemenFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Impact, Decline, SummaryUnited Arab EmiratesMilitaryRepublic of YemenSocioeconomy, Military, Impact, SummaryWestern Chalukya EmpireMilitaryHoysala EmpireSocioeconomyLater Pandyan EmpireSocioeconomy, SummaryBahmani SultanateSocioeconomyBrunei SultanateFoundationAceh SultanateFoundationMombasaSocioeconomy, Impact, SummaryAjuran SultanateImpactSultanate of ZanzibarSocioeconomyRepublic of SomalilandSocioeconomy

Mentioned in 49 state histories

DilmunGazaAram-DamascusQedaritesKingdom of SabaKingdom of AwsanThamudKingdom of DedanKingdom of LihyanGerrhaNabataean KingdomHimyarite Kingdomand 37 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Arabia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/arabia
MLA
“Arabia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/arabia. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Arabia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/arabia.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Arabia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/arabia (Accessed: ).

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