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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 | ||||||||
| History 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
- ^ Austin Markus, Robert (2009). From Augustine to Gregory the Great: History and Christianity in Late Antiquity. Variorum Reprints. p. 11-12. ISBN 9780860781172.
- ^ Bacha, Dmoh (2019-04-23). Algerie Culture Identite: Maghreb Algerie Maroc Tunisie (in French). Illindi Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-0955-9126-0.
Bibliography
- Barnes, Timothy . The New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1982. ISBN 0-7837-2221-4
- Camps, G. Rex gentium Maurorum et Romanorum. Recherches sur les royaumes de Maurétanie des VIe et VIIe siècles
- Hrbek, I., ed. General History of Africa III: Africa From the Seventh to the Eleventh Century.
- Diehl, Charles (1896). L'Afrique Byzantine. Histoire de la Domination Byzantine en Afrique (533–709) (in French). Paris, France: Ernest Leroux.
- Modéran, Y. Kusayla, l'Afrique et les Arabes. In "Identités et Cultures dans l'Algérie Antique", University of Rouen, 2005 ( ISBN 2-87775-391-3).
- Conant, Jonathan (2012). Staying Roman : conquest and identity in Africa and the Mediterranean, 439-700. Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 280–281. ISBN 978-0521196970.
| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (July 2021) |
Kingdom of Ouarsenis | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Today part of | Algeria | ||||||||
| History of Algeria |
|---|
|
|
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
- ^ Austin Markus, Robert (2009). From Augustine to Gregory the Great: History and Christianity in Late Antiquity. Variorum Reprints. p. 11-12. ISBN 9780860781172.
- ^ Bacha, Dmoh (2019-04-23). Algerie Culture Identite: Maghreb Algerie Maroc Tunisie (in French). Illindi Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-0955-9126-0.
Bibliography
- Barnes, Timothy . The New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1982. ISBN 0-7837-2221-4
- Camps, G. Rex gentium Maurorum et Romanorum. Recherches sur les royaumes de Maurétanie des VIe et VIIe siècles
- Hrbek, I., ed. General History of Africa III: Africa From the Seventh to the Eleventh Century.
- Diehl, Charles (1896). L'Afrique Byzantine. Histoire de la Domination Byzantine en Afrique (533–709) (in French). Paris, France: Ernest Leroux.
- Modéran, Y. Kusayla, l'Afrique et les Arabes. In "Identités et Cultures dans l'Algérie Antique", University of Rouen, 2005 ( ISBN 2-87775-391-3).
- Conant, Jonathan (2012). Staying Roman : conquest and identity in Africa and the Mediterranean, 439-700. Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 280–281. ISBN 978-0521196970.