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Hinyd dynaty atu* by I l0 BC !f,d rul.d the c@hl sLratcAc $urh-Gr c{d.r of
tn Anbirn P..iBdr inclldin$ phin ol l ihM. od ns ninGn!f,d on the eacm csl of
thc Rcd 54 The drEry bdm€ rery rtrors lhdt ir €dd 6i|. wn te Y.m.n. Som.
hinoria h.rc tMtiorFd tlEr Hidt* ord Srbi g@ cMpdcd of d@l linsdoms 6d
@nflict d with @h othe. tor long tiN. Bo|h srd6, horcv.r, la|er nErged ii . sinsle
5i!& un&r Hinyditc dominsliotr. Thi! uifidiion ru ihpl.n ntcd prohbly ln thc lBt
q@rt4 of lird entury. Th. urity of $c trc kingbmr ndngrh.n€d Yd.n, rlch
cmersql a bis F,wr in thc rcsiotr. C$n ph l6rql ol lhc unily bccie n opFltd 6
d.!9.{oc thEt ro ir5 intlr$rr in $. Red s.r a@. Ethiopia, ltEFloE, sho*ld
di$stbflclis of thc mw &vclopmot in Ycn€n by tuo@ging th. conflicts mog lhe
ruling dyNlie Consqknrly, Yfl.n sndl10 h& nounlcd only febk dis|;te
fo. dry fmign invEion wlE. chiss @ lmng Soba .nd gintEr dw.si6.
The citiliarion ol sulh Ar.bia m dslind snd tlc ledrdc aystcn coll.p!€d. Undir
thai sirdioc Yemen h.d !o f&e foeist inBion fton msy si&.. The 6lhte of$uth
AEhis unilt @ d objel oa oMm for tlE .ntir6 ol Byandum ald S,!!$i.d.
By tn! riring ot Monothcism idology, sse kib6 of Yctun w€ @nsrlcd Inlo
Clnistieity, TtE Ymcni Christids wE linksl with tlE uslcsitsti@l autho.ilaes in
By6ti@ ed AbbFsini. lt my naw bdn t nially 3 a g.ilw olYen.ni naioMlasr
led.r "Dhu NuB" vho eizcd rh. Hiht nG |liore snd Fdlaincd hinglf a @nv.d
1o ,uddrn. H. cmied oul ! Iie@ tqsrtion agdNt tF Chrisds b€liew6 in r tenoo
n.ssF ar Najnn vlll€yi as sboul 20,000 tt ople Frishcd bv llrcwing lh€h inlo pils
Th. Christcndm l€lt conpcll€d 10 !rcnsc lhis cime by scnding nililarv foMs mosdv
Elhiooian& acGs lhe Red Se inlo Yeneh in 525 AD Dhu Nu*ss sas defelt€d $d $e
Elhiopiu kmporuity @upi€d YeEn, ln ord.r ro @nltol the d.r" thev l.[ 8a'sN
in Ydo ro protel ltE cnrinio .6noili6 rd *1 up ! plpDct ting fod .,Mg th.