8th century – 9th century
Central Maghrib, from Tripolitania to southern Algeria
The Ibadi Imamate of Tahert was a Kharijite state established in the middle of the eighth century. It commanded the allegiance of Ibadi communities extending from Tripolitania to southern Algeria and remained outside the authority of the Abbasid government and the semi-independent Aghlabid governors of Ifriqiya until the Fatimids destroyed it in the tenth century.
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The Story
Tahert emerged as one of the two major Kharijite political formations created in the Maghrib during the middle of the eighth century. Its rulers represented the Ibadi branch of Kharijism, a movement whose egalitarian and elective principles attracted Berber communities opposed to the political domination and fiscal demands of Arab ruling classes.
The imamate commanded the allegiance of Ibadi communities across a broad corridor extending from Tripolitania to southern Algeria. Its authority therefore rested not only on a single urban center but also on religious and political ties linking Berber populations across the steppes and southern zones of the Maghrib.
Tahert remained outside the control of the central Abbasid government and the semi-independent Aghlabid governors of Ifriqiya. Its independence ended during the fourth/tenth century, when the Fatimids destroyed the Kharijite states of Tahert and Sijilmasa, dealing a decisive blow to Berber Kharijite political power.
8th century – 9th century
Central Maghrib, from Tripolitania to southern Algeria
The Ibadi Imamate of Tahert was a Kharijite state established in the middle of the eighth century. It commanded the allegiance of Ibadi communities extending from Tripolitania to southern Algeria and remained outside the authority of the Abbasid government and the semi-independent Aghlabid governors of Ifriqiya until the Fatimids destroyed it in the tenth century.
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The Story
Tahert emerged as one of the two major Kharijite political formations created in the Maghrib during the middle of the eighth century. Its rulers represented the Ibadi branch of Kharijism, a movement whose egalitarian and elective principles attracted Berber communities opposed to the political domination and fiscal demands of Arab ruling classes.
The imamate commanded the allegiance of Ibadi communities across a broad corridor extending from Tripolitania to southern Algeria. Its authority therefore rested not only on a single urban center but also on religious and political ties linking Berber populations across the steppes and southern zones of the Maghrib.
Tahert remained outside the control of the central Abbasid government and the semi-independent Aghlabid governors of Ifriqiya. Its independence ended during the fourth/tenth century, when the Fatimids destroyed the Kharijite states of Tahert and Sijilmasa, dealing a decisive blow to Berber Kharijite political power.
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