Madghacen

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Madghacen or Medghassen or Madghis also spelled Imadghassen, or Medghacen means mausoleum tomb of King Berber Imadghassen which stands near Batna city in Algeria.[1]

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[edit] Importance

The mausoleum of Medghassen is ranked 100 among the important historical monuments in the world. [2]


[edit] History

Madghis was a king [3] [4] of independent kingdoms of the Numide, between -12 at -3 JC. Ibn Khaldun said: Madghis is an ancestor of the Berbers of the branch Botr Zenata, Banu Ifran, Maghrawa (Aimgharen) , Merinid, Zianid, Wattasid dynasty, etc. [5], [6]

[edit] Archaeology

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ibn Khaldun, History of berber
  2. ^ World Monuments Watch
  3. ^ The past of Africa's dark centuries Nordles Emile De Felix Gautier
  4. ^ http://books.google.fr/books?id=q44cAAAAMAAJ&q=madghis&dq=madghis&pgis=1 Ibn Khaldun
  5. ^ Ibn Khaldoun, History Berbers
  6. ^ The Islamization of Africa's dark centuries Nord, Les Maghreb De Emile Felix Gautier