List of rulers of Nabatea
The Rulers of Nabataea, reigned over the Nabataean kingdom (also rendered as Nabataea, Nabatea, or Nabathea), inhabited by the Nabateans, located in present-day Jordan, southern Syria, southern Israel and north-western Saudi Arabia.
List
| Reign | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kings of Nabataea | ||
| c. 169 BC | Aretas I | |
| 120/110 to 96 BC | Aretas II | In some sources appears as successor to Rabbel I |
| c. 96 to 85 BC | Obodas I | |
| c. 85/84 BC | Rabbel I | In some sources appears as successor to Aretas I |
| 84 to 60/59 BC | Aretas III Philhellen | Recognised by Rome 62 BC |
| 62/61 to 60/59 BC | Obodas II (?) | Existence uncertain until recently; probably ruled a few months |
| 59 to 30 BC | Malichus I | Becoming vassal of Herod the Great and Rome |
| 30 to 9 BC | Obodas III | Vassal of Rome; probably ruled a few months; previously known to history as Obodas II |
| 9/8 BC to 39/40 | Aretas IV Philopatris | |
| Ḥuldo, Queen | ||
| 39/40 to 69/70 | Malichus II | |
| Šagīlat, Queen | ||
| 70/71 to 106 | Rabbel II Soter | |
| Gāmilat, Queen | ||
| 106 | Annexed by Trajan becoming the Roman province of Arabia Petraea | |
See also
Sources
- Jewish Virtual Library: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/nabkings.html
- Ross, Martha, Rulers and Governments of the World - Vol1, Earliest Times to 1491, Bowker Publishing Company Ltd, London & New York, 1978