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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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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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Dihya Berber Queen of the Aurès by Vernet-Lecomte.jpg
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date of birth
0668-00-00
date of death
0704-00-00
name in native language
الملكة ديهيا
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Dihya of Aures
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  • Military victory in Meskiana
  • Reign
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  • Legacy
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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.

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