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Dihya

700 - 601

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Al-Kahina (Arabic: الكاهنة, lit. 'the diviner'), also known as Dihya, was a Berber queen of the Aurès and a religious and military leader who led indigenous resistance to the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, the region then known as Numidia, notably defeating the Umayyad forces in the Battle of Meskiana after which she became the uncontested ruler of the whole Maghreb, before being decisively defeated at the Battle of Tabarka. She was born in the early 7th century AD and died around the end of the 7th century in modern-day Algeria. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dihya has received more than 344,291 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Dihya is the 2,041st most popular politician (down from 1,869th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 14th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Algerian Politician.

Dihya is most famous for being the first woman to rebel against the French occupation of Algeria. She led a group of Algerian women in an attack on French soldiers, which resulted in her capture and execution.

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  • 340k

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  • 64.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dihya ranks 2,041 out of 15,577. Before her are Miloš Obrenović, Khaba, Vannozza dei Cattanei, Wallia, Emperor Nakamikado, and Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans. After her are Öz Beg Khan, Samudragupta, Kuchlug, Amenemhat I, Vortigern, and Hayme Hatun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Dihya ranks 7. Before her are Pope Adrian I, Pope Paul I, Pope Gregory III, Pope-elect Stephen, Anastasios II, and Philippikos Bardanes. After her are Piruz Nahavandi, Theodosius III, Wahshi ibn Harb, Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, Tiberius III, and Abdullah ibn Saba'. Among people deceased in 601, Dihya ranks 1. After her are Reccared I, Bertha of Kent, and Ariulf of Spoleto.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Dihya ranks 17 out of 184. Before her are Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), Emir Abdelkader (1808), Édouard-Henri Avril (1849), Juba II (-52), Jacques Attali (1943), and Abdelmadjid Tebboune (1945). After her are Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898), Houari Boumédiène (1932), Marcel Cerdan (1916), Abdelkader Bensalah (1941), Jacques Rancière (1940), and Juba I of Numidia (-85).

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Among POLITICIANS In Algeria

Among politicians born in Algeria, Dihya ranks 7. Before her are Macrinus (164), Jugurtha (-160), Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), Emir Abdelkader (1808), Juba II (-52), and Abdelmadjid Tebboune (1945). After her are Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898), Houari Boumédiène (1932), Marcel Cerdan (1916), Abdelkader Bensalah (1941), Juba I of Numidia (-85), and Ferhat Abbas (1899).

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