VIIIᵉ siècle – Xᵉ siècle
Central Maghreb and Sahara
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The Rustumid Imamate was an Ibadi state centred on Tahert and recognized by Ibadi Berber communities across parts of North Africa and the Sahara. Its first imam, Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustum, was elected in 776–777. The imamate included southern oases such as Wadi Righ and Wargla and survived until 909, when it fell to the army of Abu Abd Allah al-Shi'i during the rise of the Fatimid Empire.
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The Rustumid Imamate emerged as the principal Ibadi political formation of the central Maghreb. Its first head, Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustum, was elected imam in 776–777, and the state established its political centre at Tahert. Ibadi Berbers across North Africa recognized the supremacy of the Tahert imamate, extending its influence into Saharan oases.
The imamate maintained strong connections with communities in Wadi Righ and Wargla, while its religious and political authority also shaped Saharan commercial networks. Tahert became an important political and economic centre under its first imam, attracting Ibadi and non-Ibadi merchants from North Africa as well as Arab traders from Kairouan, Basra, and Kufa.
Rustumid power ended in 909, when the army of Abu Abd Allah al-Shi'i conquered Tahert. The last Rustumid imam fled to Sadrata, a town in the Wargla oasis, where a restoration of the Ibadi imamate was briefly contemplated. The conquest formed part of the foundation of the Fatimid Empire on the ruins of the Rustumid and other North African Muslim states.
VIIIᵉ siècle – Xᵉ siècle
Central Maghreb and Sahara
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Rustumid Imamate was an Ibadi state centred on Tahert and recognized by Ibadi Berber communities across parts of North Africa and the Sahara. Its first imam, Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustum, was elected in 776–777. The imamate included southern oases such as Wadi Righ and Wargla and survived until 909, when it fell to the army of Abu Abd Allah al-Shi'i during the rise of the Fatimid Empire.
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The Rustumid Imamate emerged as the principal Ibadi political formation of the central Maghreb. Its first head, Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustum, was elected imam in 776–777, and the state established its political centre at Tahert. Ibadi Berbers across North Africa recognized the supremacy of the Tahert imamate, extending its influence into Saharan oases.
The imamate maintained strong connections with communities in Wadi Righ and Wargla, while its religious and political authority also shaped Saharan commercial networks. Tahert became an important political and economic centre under its first imam, attracting Ibadi and non-Ibadi merchants from North Africa as well as Arab traders from Kairouan, Basra, and Kufa.
Rustumid power ended in 909, when the army of Abu Abd Allah al-Shi'i conquered Tahert. The last Rustumid imam fled to Sadrata, a town in the Wargla oasis, where a restoration of the Ibadi imamate was briefly contemplated. The conquest formed part of the foundation of the Fatimid Empire on the ruins of the Rustumid and other North African Muslim states.