Dedan and Lihyan

Dedan and Lihyan was a state in Arabia (Middle East) that lasted from c. 600 to 100 BCE, about 500 years. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).

Oasis kingdom of northwest Arabia on the incense road, whose kings left tombs and inscriptions at al-Ula. The Nabataeans took over the area and built Hegra nearby.

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Facts

Dates: c. 600 to 100 BCE
Duration: 500 years
Type: State
Region: Arabia, Middle East
Language family: Arabic
Capital: Dedan (al-Ula)

Events in Middle East during its time

587 BCE Destruction of Jerusalem
539 BCE Cyrus takes Babylon
331 BCE Battle of Gaugamela

Neighbours in Middle East

Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE
Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 BCE
Empire of Alexander the Great 334 to 312 BCE
Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
Greek cities of Asia Minor c. 1050 to 129 BCE
Kingdom of Iberia (Kartli) c. 302 BCE to 580 CE
Phoenician city-states c. 1200 to 332 BCE
Himyarite Kingdom c. 110 BCE to 525 CE
Roman Anatolia 133 BCE to 395 CE
Kingdom of Judah c. 930 to 587 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE, East Asia
Athens 508 to 322 BCE, Europe
Maurya Empire 322 to 185 BCE, South Asia
Qin dynasty 221 to 206 BCE, East Asia

Questions

When did Dedan and Lihyan exist?

c. 600 to 100 BCE, about 500 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Dedan and Lihyan?

Arabia, in Middle East. Its capital was Dedan (al-Ula).

What language did Dedan and Lihyan speak?

Arabic. This family includes Arabic-speaking states.