Back الكاهنة ديهيا Arabic الكاهنه ديهيا ARZ Kahina AST Kahinə Azerbaijani کاهنه AZB Kahina BCL Дахия ал-Кихина Bulgarian Kahina Breton Kàhina Catalan Kāhina German
| Al-Kahina | |
|---|---|
| Queen of the Aurès | |
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| 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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