Ilësharaḥ Yaḥá¸Âub was a king of Saba' who reigned from 120 till 130 CE. At the very beginning of the second century CE, the territory of Sabaþ was under the control of the Ḥimyarite king ÿAmdÃÂn Bayyin Yuhaqbiá¸Â. In the meantime, Ilësharaḥ Yaḥá¸Âub prince (qayl) of the tribe of dhà «-ShibÃÂmum, fraction of Bakil (CIH 140), rose up against the kingdoms of QatabÃÂn, Ḥimyar, Ḥaá¸Âramawt, and the principality of RadmÃÂn and claimed the title of âÂÂKing of Sabaþ and dhà «-RaydÃÂnâÂÂ. He ruled over a newly independent Sabaean kingdom, with the support of families belonging to the old Sabaean aristocracy of Maþrib (Ir 3, RES 4150) and tribes from the western highlands: Dhamarë (Ja 568), Maþdhinum (Fa 94 + 95, Gar á¸Âulaÿ 1), ḤÃÂshidum (Gr 184), dhà «-Hagarum (Ja 413).
Ilësharaḥ Yaḥá¸Âub, also known as Shurahil al-Hudhad ibn Dhi Jadan in Arabian legend, and is believed to be the father of the Queen of Sheba. He is described as being a noble king whom refused to enter into a marriage with local women; subsequently he then married and impregnated a woman from the Jinn named Rayhana who gave birth to his daughter.