Ait Lqadi

Ait Lqadi At Lqaḍi
Country	Kingdom of Kuku
Current region	Kabylia
Place of origin	Aourir, Ifigha
Founded	1515 (1515)
Founder	Ahmed Ou Lqadi
Final ruler	Ali Boukhetouche
Historic seat	Kuku
Titles	Agellid of Kuku Sultan of Algiers
Deposition	1730 (1730)

The Ait Lqadi (Kabyle: At Lqaḍi) were a Kabyle Berber dynasty who originate from the village of Aourir, in the Ait Ghobri (At Ɣebri) tribe and ruled the Kingdom of Kuku. It was founded by Ahmed Ou Lqadi in 1515.

History

Origin and name

The Ait Lqadi originate from the village of Aourir in the Ait Ghobri tribe. Their lineage goes back to Ahmed Al Ghubrini, a qadi (muslim judge) who originate from the Djurdjura.. His name later gave the name of Ait Lqadi, literally "son of the judge" which became the name of the dynasty.

Genealogy

• Ahmed Al Ghubrini (1264–1314) (indirectly), qadi
  • Ammar Ou Lqadi
    • Ahmed Ou Lqadi (d. 1527), founder of the dynasty and first agellid of Kuku and sultan of Algiers
      • Ahmed Ou Lqadi (d. 1529), agellid of Kuku and sultan of Algiers (1527–1529)
    • Si Hocine Ou Lqadi (d. 1546), agellid of Kuku (1529–1546)
      • Amar Ou Lqadi (d. 1618), agellid of Kuku (1546–1618)
      • Mohand Ou Lqadi, agellid of Kuku (1618–?)
        • ? Ahmed Boukhetouche (d. 1696), agellid of Kuku (–1696)
          • Ali Boukhetouche, agellid of Kuku (1669–1730)
          • Orkho Boukhetouche