Kingdom of Ouarsenis
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Kingdom of Ouarsenis | |||||||||
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| 430–735 | |||||||||
 The Kingdom of Ouarsenis (2) and other romanized Berber kingdoms of the late sixth century | |||||||||
| Status | Rump state of the Mauro-Roman Kingdom | ||||||||
| Capital | Jedars, Caesarea | ||||||||
| Common languages | Berber, African Romance Latin | ||||||||
| Religion | Christianity[1] (Chalcedonian Christianity) | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• ? | Ortayas | ||||||||
| Historical era | Medieval | ||||||||
• Collapse of the Mauro-Roman Kingdom | 430 | ||||||||
• Annexed by Umayyad Caliphate | 735 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Algeria | ||||||||
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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. Ortayas was one of its monarchs.[2]
See also
References
- ISBN 9780860781172.
- ISBN 978-1-0955-9126-0.
Bibliography
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