7th century Berber queen who resisted the Umayyads
Al-Kahina
Queen of the Aurès
Dihya memorial in Khenchela, Algeria
Queen of the Aurès
Reign
c. 668 - 703?
Predecessor
Iaudas
Leader of the Berber
In office
c. 680s - 703?
Predecessor
Kusaila
Born
Early seventh century
Died
703? (in battle) Bir al-Kahina, Aurès[1]
Father
Tabat[2]
Al-Kahina (Arabic: الكاهنة, lit. 'the diviner'), also known as Dihya, was a Berber queen of the Aurès[1] and a religious and military leader who led indigenous resistance to the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, the region then known as Numidia, notably defeating the Umayyad forces in the Battle of Meskiana after which she became the uncontested ruler of the whole Maghreb,[3][4][5][6] before being decisively defeated at the Battle of Tabarka. She was born in the early 7th century AD and died around the end of the 7th century in modern-day Algeria. She is considered one of the most famous figures in the history of the Berber resistance to the Arab conquest in the 7th century.[1]
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