If arabs were "nomadic" before islam, what explains pre-Islamic arabian kingdoms?
Northern Arabian Kingdoms
- Nabataean Kingdom (c. 168 BCE – 106 CE)
- Kingdom of Hatra (c. 3rd century BCE – 241 CE)
- Kingdom of Edessa (Osroene) (132 BCE – 244 CE)
- Lakhmid Kingdom (c. 300 CE – 602 CE)
- Ghassanid Kingdom (c. 220 CE – 638 CE)
Southern Arabian Kingdoms
- Kingdom of Saba (Sheba) (c. 1200 BCE – 275 CE)
- Himyarite Kingdom (c. 110 BCE – 525 CE)
- Kingdom of Ma'in (c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE)
- Kingdom of Qataban (c. 500 BCE – 200 CE)
- Kingdom of Hadramaut (c. 800 BCE – 300 CE)
Central & Eastern Arabian Tribal Confederations
- Kindah Kingdom (c. 4th – 6th century CE)
Eastern Arabian Kingdoms
- Gerrha (c. 500 BCE – 3rd century CE)
- Tylos (Bahrain) (c. 3rd century BCE – 5th century CE)