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BerghouataThe Berghouata were a medieval Berber tribe of the Atlantic coast of Morocco, belonging to the Masmuda group of tribes. After allying with a failed Sufri Kharijite rebellion in Morocco against the Abbasids, they established a kingdom in the area of Tamesna between 744 and 1058, when the Almoravids conquered them. The Berghouata kingdom followed a syncretic religion inspired by Islam featuring the second ruler of the dynasty, Salih ibn Tarif, as the final prophet. Their first seven kings were: - Tarf al-Matghari
- Slih son of Tarf, who declared himself prophet in 744, and went away at the age of 47, promising to return
- Ilys son of Slih (?792-842), who is said to have professed Islam publicly but Salih's religion secretly, and died in the 50th year of his reign.
- Ynus son of Ilys (?842-888), who made Salih's religion official and killed all those who would not convert (killing 7,770 people, according to Ibn Khaldun's sources, some at a place called Tamlukeft). Curiously enough, he is also said to have performed the hajj. He died in the 44th year of his reign.
- Ab Ghafr Muhammad son of Ma`d son of Ilyasa` son of Slih (?888-917), who may also have been called a prophet (according to a poem Ibn Khaldun cites), and who had 44 wives and more sons. He died in the 29th year of his reign.
- Abu'l-`Ansr Abdallah son of Ab Ghafr (?917-961), buried at Ameslakht. He died in the 44th year of his reign.
- Ab Mansr `s (?961-?), who was 22 when he became king.
Dates with question marks are calculated on the basis of a secondary sourcehttp://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:FMO9uy6RKTUJ:www.mcb-algerie.org/barghwata.htm+barghwata+842&hl=en. Other info is from Ibn Khaldun.
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