According to the historian Ibn Idhari after destroying Carthage, Hassan ibn al-Nu'man inquired about the most powerful chief in all of Africa.[1] He was told that it was Queen Dihya whom all the Berbers obeyed and that if he defeated her he would succeed in submitting the entire Maghreb.[1]
In 698, Hassan ibn al-Nu'man attempted to seize the Aurès but he was defeated by Dihya and forced to retreat to Libya.[1][5] The Umayyad army suffered heavy losses and a number of Arab soldiers were captured.[1][5] Following this victory Queen Dihya became the uncontested ruler of the entire Maghreb for around five years.[1][2][3][4]
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^ abcdefThe History of Anti-Semitism, Volume 2: From Mohammed to the Marranos Leon Poliakov University of Pennsylvania Press
^ ab Remarkable Jewish Women: Rebels, Rabbis, and Other Women from Biblical Times to the Present Emily Taitz, Sondra Henry Jewish Publication Society,
^ ab History of North Africa: Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco: From the Arab Conquest to 1830 Charles André Julien Praeger
^ ab The Jews of North Africa: From Dido to De Gaulle Sarah Taieb-Carlen University Press of America,
^ ab Présence berbère et nostalgie païenne: dans la littérature maghrébine de langue française Mohammed-Saâd Zemmouri Le Club du Livre
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battle, meskiana, occurred, north, africa, between, umayyad, forces, hassan, queen, dihya, part, muslim, conquest, north, africadate698locationmeskiana, riverresultberber, victoryterritorialchangesdihya, becomes, uncontested, ruler, entire, maghreb, belligeren. The Battle of Meskiana occurred in North Africa in 698 between the Umayyad forces of Hassan ibn al Nu man and Queen Dihya Battle of MeskianaPart of the Muslim conquest of North AfricaDate698LocationMeskiana riverResultBerber victoryTerritorialchangesDihya becomes the uncontested ruler of the entire Maghreb 1 2 3 4 BelligerentsUmayyad CaliphateBerber tribesCommanders and leadersHasan ibn al Nu manDihyaStrengthUnknownUnknownCasualties and lossesHeavy losses A number of Arab soldiers capturedUnknown According to the historian Ibn Idhari after destroying Carthage Hassan ibn al Nu man inquired about the most powerful chief in all of Africa 1 He was told that it was Queen Dihya whom all the Berbers obeyed and that if he defeated her he would succeed in submitting the entire Maghreb 1 In 698 Hassan ibn al Nu man attempted to seize the Aures but he was defeated by Dihya and forced to retreat to Libya 1 5 The Umayyad army suffered heavy losses and a number of Arab soldiers were captured 1 5 Following this victory Queen Dihya became the uncontested ruler of the entire Maghreb for around five years 1 2 3 4 References edit a b c d e f The History of Anti Semitism Volume 2 From Mohammed to the Marranos Leon Poliakov University of Pennsylvania Press a b Remarkable Jewish Women Rebels Rabbis and Other Women from Biblical Times to the Present Emily Taitz Sondra Henry Jewish Publication Society a b History of North Africa Tunisia Algeria Morocco From the Arab Conquest to 1830 Charles Andre Julien Praeger a b The Jews of North Africa From Dido to De Gaulle Sarah Taieb Carlen University Press of America a b Presence berbere et nostalgie paienne dans la litterature maghrebine de langue francaise Mohammed Saad Zemmouri Le Club du Livre nbsp nbsp This Algerian history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a battle is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Islam related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Meskiana amp oldid 1155744386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,