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Dhu Raydan
Dhu Raydan, after Raydan, the royal palace at the Himyarite capital Zafar, was the name by which the Himyarite kingdom of south Arabia appears in its inscriptions. From the 1st century CE its kings used the title 'King of Saba and Dhu Raydan', claiming the old Sabaean crown. After Shammar Yahrish absorbed Saba around 275 the title was extended to include Hadramawt and Yamnat.
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