Madghis (king)

Madghis
Agellid
The Medracen.
King of Numidia
Reign4th century BC
PredecessorDiodorus
SuccessorZilalsan
Iles (indirectly)
Born4th century BC
SpouseAmlel[1] (in Abrahamic mythology)
IssueZilalsan ?
FatherBerr[1] (in Abrahamic mythology)
ReligionLibyan religion

Madghis or Madghes (Berber languages: Madɣis, Madɣes, ⵎⴰⴷⵖⵉⵙ), is the first recorded semi-legendary king of Numidia, during the 4th century BC.[2]

Numidia was located in North Africa and participated in the second Punic War, changing alliances, going from the Carthaginians to Rome. According to the myth, Madghis unified the territory and created his kingdom.

According to Ibn Khaldun, Madghis was the ancestor of the Numidians and the Berbers of the Botr branch, Zenata, Banou Ifren, Maghraouas (Aimgharen), Marinids, Zianids and Wattassids.[3][4]

He is also believed to be the ancestor of the Sanhaja (Zirids), Hammadids, and Almoravids, as well as other Berber tribes such as the Ketama and Kutama, etc.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 A Khelifa (2010) "Madghis ou Madghès" Encyclopédie berbère (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-11
  2. ↑ Gautier, Émile Félix (1952). Le passé de l'Afrique du Nord: les siècles obscurs. Payot.
  3. ↑ Ibn Khaldoun, History of the Berbers
  4. ↑ Gautier, É. F. (1937)
  5. ↑ M. Albarnossé, Genealogy of the Berbers according to Ibn Khaldun (2008).

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