Vandal Kingdom

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Germanic kingdom barbarian kingdom historical kingdom

The Vandal Kingdom was a Germanic realm that dominated parts of North Africa and the western Mediterranean in the 5th–6th centuries, notorious for its seaborne power and its role in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.

Aliases (2)

Vandal Kingdom in North Africa ×2
Vandal Africa ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Germanic kingdom → barbarian kingdom → historical kingdom →
capital	Carthage →
conqueredBy	Byzantine Empire → Justinian I →
continent	Africa → Europe →
country	Algeria → Italy → Libya → Tunisia →
endTime	534 →
ethnicGroup	Alans → Vandals →
follows	Western Roman rule in Africa →
foundedBy	Gaiseric →
governmentType	monarchy →
hasLeader	Gaiseric → Gelimer → Gunthamund → Hilderic → Huneric → Thrasamund →
hasPart	Balearic Islands → Corsica → Sardinia → Sicily →
inception	Treaty of 435 →
knownFor	naval power → piracy in the western Mediterranean → role in decline of Western Roman Empire →
language	Latin → Vandalic →
locatedIn	North Africa → western Mediterranean →
oppressed	Nicene Christians →
pointInTime	439 → 455 →
religion	Arian Christianity →
replacedBy	Exarchate of Africa →
sharesBorderWith	Eastern Roman Empire → Western Roman Empire →
significantEvent	Byzantine reconquest of North Africa → Vandal sack of Rome → Vandalic War → capture of Carthage →
startTime	435 → 439 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Vandalic War in North Africa →	belligerent
Western Roman Empire →	borderedBy
Genseric ("Vandal Kingdom in North Africa") →	countryRuled
Vandals →	established
Vandals ("Vandal Kingdom in North Africa") →	founded
Justinianic reconquests →	participant
Majorian ("Vandal Africa") →	plannedInvasionOf
Sack of Rome (455) →	significantEventFor
Gothic Christianity →	stateReligionOf