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Dihya

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Also known as Dahiyah, Kahina, Al-Kahina, Daya, Dehiya, Dahya, Damya

Al-Kahina (), also known as Dihya, was a Berber warrior-queen of the Aurès (present-day Algeria) and a religious and military leader who lived during the 7th century.

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Dihya (668–704) was a female monarch who held the position of monarch. She was born in the Aurès Mountains and died in Tabarka. Her place of burial is Baghai. In her native language, her name is written as الملكة ديهيا.

She is also associated with the author name Dihya Dihya JABRANE, who has one work titled *Mon Grand Imagier MAROCAIN Darija*. Additionally, the name Dihya appears in music data with 16 listeners and a playcount of 173, and is referenced by 79 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 20 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Mon Grand Imagier MAROCAIN Darija

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
16
Total plays
173

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dihya">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Royalty.name
Al-Kahina
Royalty.title
Queen of the Aurès
Royalty.image
Statue of Dyhia in Khenchela (Algeria) (cropped).jpg
Royalty.caption
Dihya memorial in Khenchela, Algeria
Royalty.succession
Queen of the Aurès
Royalty.reign
c. 668 - 703
Royalty.predecessor
Iaudas
Royalty.birth_date
Early seventh century 567 AD
Royalty.death_date
September or October 703
Royalty.death_place
Bir al-Kahina, Aurès
Royalty.issue
QwaiderYaminKhalid ibn Yazid al-Qaisi (adopted)
Royalty.father
Tabat

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • Origins and religion
  • Military victory in Meskiana
  • Reign
  • Defeat and demise
  • Legacy
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography

Al-Kahina (), also known as Dihya, was a Berber warrior-queen of the Aurès (present-day Algeria) and a religious and military leader who lived during the 7th century.

Al-Kahina is known to have united various Berber tribes under her leadership to fight against the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, leading the indigenous North African defense of the region then known as Numidia. She fought in multiple battles, notably defeating Umayyad forces in the Battle of Meskiana. Afterwards, she became the uncontested ruler of the whole Maghreb region, and remained so until being decisively defeated at the Battle of El Jem.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dihya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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