Kutama Berbers
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The Kutama Berbers were a powerful Berber tribal confederation from the Kabylie region of North Africa that played a decisive role in the rise of the Fatimid Caliphate.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Berber tribal confederation
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ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kabylie mountains
NERFINISHED
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Little Kabylie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalRegion | mountainous regions of eastern Kabylie ⓘ |
| convertedBy | Abu ʿAbdallah al-Shiʿi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalArea | central Maghreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | later 10th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Berbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicSubgroupOf | Zenata-related Berber groups (often classified) ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Berber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Abbasid Caliphate (local representatives)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aghlabids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | now largely assimilated into wider Kabyle and other Berber populations ⓘ |
| keyFigureAssociated | Abu ʿAbdallah al-Shiʿi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
loyalty to early Fatimid imams
ⓘ
military prowess ⓘ |
| language | Berber languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReligion |
Ismaʿili Shiʿa Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunni Islam (part of population) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aurès and Kabylie region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ifriqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabylie NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| militaryAllyOf | Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Aghlabid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Fatimid conquest of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fatimid conquest of Ifriqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ overthrow of the Aghlabids in Ifriqiya ⓘ |
| partOf | Berber peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | rise of the Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ |
| preIslamicReligion | indigenous Berber beliefs ⓘ |
| provided | core infantry forces of early Fatimid armies ⓘ |
| regionType | mountain people ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInPolitics | decisive in establishment of Fatimid rule in Ifriqiya ⓘ |
| roleInState | backbone of early Fatimid military power ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | tribal confederation ⓘ |
| supported |
Fatimid daʿwa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ismaʿili Shiʿism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedLeader | ʿUbayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfProminence |
early 10th century
ⓘ
late 9th century ⓘ |
| underRuleOf | Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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