Tabat was chieftain of the
Jarawa Berbers
Berbers, or the Berber peoples, also known as Amazigh or Imazighen, are a diverse grouping of distinct ethnic groups indigenous to North Africa who predate the arrival of Arab migrations to the Maghreb, Arabs in the Maghreb. Their main connec ...
of the
Aures Mountains during the mid-7th century. He was the father of the Berber queen and warlord
Dihya
Al-Kahina (), also known as Dihya, was a Berber warrior-queen of the Aurès and a religious and military leader who lived during the seventh century AD.
Her legacy has been retold through the oral tradition since her lifetime. There are various ...
.
[The Moors: The Islamic West 7th-15th Centuries AD, David Nicolle Osprey Publishing, 01 Jan 2001]
References
7th-century Berber people
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Berber monarchs