THE KINGDOM OF GHASSAN (300-636 A.D.)
Founded about 300 by Thalaba, the first to take the name of king. His successors rule until 636, when Djabala VI surrenders to the Mohammedans.
THE KINGDOM OF KINDEH
A small kingdom, of Yemenite origin, which detaches itself from Irak in the fifth century A.D. and maintains its existence for about 160 years, when it is absorbed by the Mustarebs.
THE MUSTAREB KINGDOMS
The northern tribes inhabiting central Arabia, or Arabia Petræa, become consolidated into five kingdoms:
Rabiah, in the east centre of the peninsula.
Kais, or Kais-Ailan, in the north.
Hawazin, in the north.
Tamin, in the middle.