Capture of Tahert (909)

Capture of Tahert
Date 26 August 909 [1] Location Tagdemt, Central Maghreb Result Fatimid victory Destruction of the Rustamid state
Belligerents
Fatimid Caliphate	Rustamid dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i	Yaqzan ibn Muhammad

The capture of Tahert occurred on 26 August 909 at the city of Tahert (present day Tagdemt) when the Fatimid led by Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i destroyed the city which resulted in the end of the Rustamid kingdom and the flight of the population into Ouargla, from where they would emigrate to Mzab in the 11th century. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

References

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