Kingdom of Ouarsenis explained

Conventional Long Name:	Kingdom of Ouarsenis
Common Name:	Regnum warsunum
Era:	Medieval
Status:	Rump state, exclave
Status Text:	Rump state of the Mauro-Roman Kingdom
Life Span:	430–735
Event Start:	Collapse of the Mauro-Roman Kingdom
Year Start:	430
Event End:	Annexed by Umayyad Caliphate
Year End:	735
P1:	Mauro-Roman Kingdom
Border P1:	no
S1:	Umayyad Caliphate
Flag S1:	Umayyad Flag.png
Image Map Caption:	The Kingdom of Ouarsenis (2) and other romanized Berber kingdoms of the late sixth century
Common Languages:	Berber, African Romance Latin
Government Type:	Monarchy
Title Leader:	King
Leader1:	Ortayas
Capital:	Jedars, Caesarea
Religion:	Christianity^[1] (Chalcedonian Christianity)
Today:	Algeria
Year Leader1:	?

The Kingdom of Ouarsenis was an independent Berber kingdom located in the Ouarsenis region in the north of present-day Algeria.

History

In 430, the tribes of Ouarsenis/Hodna established a kingdom with its capital at the Roman city of "Timgarta," which will be later named "Tihert" (today called Tiaret). The Kingdom was located in central Algeria. Ortayas was one of its monarchs.^[2]

See also

• Mauro-Roman Kingdom
• Exarchate of Africa

References

1. Book: Austin Markus, Robert. From Augustine to Gregory the Great: History and Christianity in Late Antiquity. 2009. 9780860781172. 11-12. Variorum Reprints.
2. Book: Bacha, Dmoh. Algerie Culture Identite: Maghreb Algerie Maroc Tunisie. 2019-04-23. Illindi Publishing. 978-1-0955-9126-0. 37. fr.

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