| LC control no. | sh2013003166 |
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| LC classification | DT289 |
| Family name heading | Rustamid dynasty, ca. 761-909 |
| Variant(s) | Rostamid dynasty, ca. 761-909 Rostemid dynasty, ca. 761-909 Rustamids, ca. 761-909 Rustumid dynasty, ca. 761-909 |
| See also | Algeria--Kings and rulers |
| Found in | Work cat.: 2013339522: ʻAzab, M.Z.M. Qiyām wa-taṭawwur al-dawlah al-Rustumīyah fī al-Maghrib, 2013. EI2 (Rustamids or Rustumids, an Ibāḍī dynasty, of Persian origin, which reigned from Tāhart (in what is now Algeria) 161-296/778-909) Encycl. Brit., via WWW, 5 Nov 2013 (Rustamid kingdom, Rustamid also spelled Rostamid, Islamic state (761--909 ce) on the high plateau of northern Algeria, founded by followers of the Ibaḍīyah branch of Khārijism. It was one of several kingdoms that arose in opposition to the new ʿAbbāsid dynasty and its Eastern orientation. The Khārijites preached a puritanical, democratic, and egalitarian theocracy that found support among the Berber tribes. The state was governed by imams descended from ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Rustam, the austere Persian who founded the state. These imams were themselves under the supervision of the religious leaders and the chief judge. The kingdom was renowned for its religious toleration and secular learning. The state was very active in the trans-Saharan trade, and its size fluctuated with the power of its leaders. The Rustamid kingdom ended with the capture of its capital, Tāhart (near modern Tihert), by the Shīʿite Fāṭimids in 909) Wikipedia, via www, 5 Nov 2013 (Rustamid dynasty: The Rustamids (or Rustumids, Rostemids) were a dynasty of Ibāḍī Khawarij imāms of Iranian descent that ruled the central Maghreb[1][2][3] as a Muslim theocracy for a century and a half from their capital (Tiaret in modern Algeria) until the Ismaili Fatimid Caliphate destroyed it. Their realm extended to current central Algeria) |
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