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What Country Was Taizz In?

Taizz (Ta`izz, Yemen) lies within 7 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Himyarite Kingdom, from 1 BC to AD 599. The earliest state recorded here is Qataban (323 BC).

Who ruled Taizz?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – 324 BCUnclaimed / no data
323 BC – 2 BCQataban
1 BC – AD 599Himyarite Kingdom
AD 600 – AD 799Sasanian dependencies
AD 800 – AD 999Abbasid Caliphate
1000 – 1599Yemen
1600 – 1782Ottoman Empire
1783 – 1879Yemen
1880 – 1919Ottoman Empire
1920 – 1944Hejaz
1945 – todayYemen
Map showing Taizz in AD 300Taizz
Border map for AD 300. See the world in AD 300.

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Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.