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| Maʿin 𐩣𐩲𐩬 | |
|---|---|
| 8th century BCE–1st century CE | |
| Capital | Qarnāwu |
| Common languages | Minaean |
| Dominant mode of production | Slavery |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy |
| History | |
• Established | 8th century BCE |
• Dissolution | 1st century CE |
Maʿin was an ancient south Arabian kingdom. It was ruled by a king whose power was limited by a popular assembly. During the first millennium BCE, it exported perfumes and imported spices and precious stones from India and East Africa. Caravans transported these goods across the desert to the major cities of Western Asia and the Mediterranean.[1]
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- ↑ Grigory Bongard-Levin, Boris Piotrovsky (1988). Ancient Civilisations of East and West. https://archive.org/details/ancientciveastwest/mode/1up.