Berber kingdoms
E725518
The Berber kingdoms were a collection of indigenous North African polities ruled by Berber (Amazigh) dynasties that controlled large parts of the Maghreb before and during the early Islamic expansions.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of states
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ pre-Islamic North African kingdoms ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInPower |
Amazigh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Abbasid Caliphate influence in North Africa
ⓘ
Islamic caliphates in the Maghreb ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate rule in North Africa ⓘ |
| includes |
Altava kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mauretania NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Numidia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of the Aurès NERFINISHED ⓘ Masmuda polities NERFINISHED ⓘ Massaesylian kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Massylian kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauri kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanhaja polities NERFINISHED ⓘ Zenata polities ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Abbasid Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandal Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of trans-Saharan trade routes
ⓘ
indigenous rule by Berber dynasties ⓘ interaction with Phoenician and Roman colonies ⓘ resistance to foreign domination ⓘ role in early Islamic expansion in the Maghreb ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Berber languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin ⓘ Punic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maghreb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of North Africa
ⓘ
history of the Maghreb ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
monarchy
ⓘ
tribal confederation ⓘ |
| precededBy | Carthaginian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauritania NERFINISHED ⓘ Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ Roman paganism ⓘ traditional Berber religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Antiquity
ⓘ
Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Antiquity ⓘ |
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