A short-lived South Arabian kingdom centered on the Wadi Markha in southwestern Yemen, eventually conquered by the Sabaean kingdom.
Obliterated c. late 7th century BCE by Sabaean king Karib'il Watar, who slaughtered the tribal elite, destroyed the palace and temples of king Muratta, and eliminated Awsan as a political entity for five or six centuries.
Covers Awsan's history and its relationship to the Sabaean kingdom that absorbed it.
Broad history of pre-Islamic Arabia covering the South Arabian kingdoms (Saba, Awsan, etc.), placing the short-lived Kingdom of Awsan in its Yemeni context.