Kingdom of Ouarsenis

Kingdom of Ouarsenis
430–735
The Kingdom of Ouarsenis (2) and other romanized Berber kingdoms of the late sixth century
StatusRump state of the Mauro-Roman Kingdom
CapitalJedars, Caesarea
Common languagesBerber, African Romance Latin
Religion
Christianity[1] (Chalcedonian Christianity)
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
Historical eraMedieval
• Collapse of the Mauro-Roman Kingdom
430
• Annexed by Umayyad Caliphate
735
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Mauro-Roman Kingdom
Umayyad Caliphate
Today part ofAlgeria

The Kingdom of Ouarsenis was an independent Berber kingdom located in the Ouarsenis region in the north of present-day Algeria.

History

In 430, the tribes of Ouarsenis/Hodna established a kingdom with its capital at the Roman city of "Timgarta," which will be later named "Tihert" (today called Tiaret). The Kingdom was located in central Algeria.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Austin Markus, Robert (2009). From Augustine to Gregory the Great: History and Christianity in Late Antiquity. Variorum Reprints. p. 11-12. ISBN 9780860781172.
  2. ^ Bacha, Dmoh (2019-04-23). Algerie Culture Identite: Maghreb Algerie Maroc Tunisie (in French). Illindi Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-0955-9126-0.

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