Ilīsharaḥ Yaḥḍub was a king of Saba' who reigned from 120 till 130 CE. At the very beginning of the second century CE, the territory of Sabaʾ was under the control of the Ḥimyarite king ʿAmdān Bayyin Yuhaqbiḍ. In the meantime, Ilīsharaḥ Yaḥḍub prince (qayl) of the tribe of dhū-Shibāmum, fraction of Bakil (CIH 140),DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-islamic arabian-CIAS 32.1/h 9 CIH 141. DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-islamic arabian-CIH 140. rose up against the kingdoms of Qatabān, Ḥimyar, Ḥaḍramawt, and the principality of Radmān and claimed the title of “King of Sabaʾ and dhū-Raydān”.The kingdom of Sabaʾ in the second century CE - Mounir Arbach, Jérémie Schiettecatte - Page 3. He ruled over a newly independent Sabaean kingdom, with the support of families belonging to the old Sabaean aristocracy of Maʾrib (Ir 3, RES 4150)DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-islamic arabian- Ir 3. and tribes from the western highlands: Dhamarī (Ja 568),DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-islamic arabian- Ja 568 MaMB 259. Maʾdhinum (Fa 94 + 95, Gar Ḍulaʿ 1), DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-islamic arabian- Fa 95 + Fa 94. DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-islamic arabian- Ḍulaʿ 1. Ḥāshidum (Gr 184), dhū-Hagarum (Ja 413).DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-islamic arabian- Ja 413 RES 3990.
In Arabian folklore Ilīsharaḥ Yaḥḍub, also known as Shurahil al-Hudhad ibn Dhi JadanIbn Kathir, Stories of the Qur'an. Chapter on the Queen of Sheba in Arabian legend, and is believed to be the father of the Queen of Sheba. He is described as being a noble king whom refused to enter into a marriage with local women; subsequently he then married and impregnated a woman from the Jinn named Rayhana who gave birth to his daughter.A. Jamme (2003), "SABA (SHEBA)", New Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. 12 (2nd ed.), Gale, pp. 450–451
See also Karib'il Watar List of rulers of Saba and Himyar
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