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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 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 written accounts of her from precolonial and postcolonial perspectives. Generally, she is known to have united various Berber tribes under her leadership to fight against the ongoing Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, leading the indigenous North African defense of the region then known as Numidia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dihya has received more than 356,251 page views. Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Dihya is the 2,104th most popular politician (down from 2,034th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Algeria and the 8th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dihya ranks 2,104 out of 19,576. Before her are Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Amyntas III of Macedon, Amyntas IV of Macedon, Roman Herzog, John VII Palaiologos, and Ajax the Lesser. After her are Theodora Porphyrogenita, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Manasseh, Philip, Duke of Parma, Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, and Vasily II of Moscow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Dihya ranks 8. Before her are Pope Gregory III, Pope Paul I, Pope-elect Stephen, Anastasios II, Philippikos Bardanes, and Theodosius III. After her are Tiberius III, Wahshi ibn Harb, Abdullah ibn Saba', Piruz Nahavandi, Paolo Lucio Anafesto, and Plectrude. 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 213. Before her are Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), Emir Abdelkader (1808), Juba II (-52), Édouard-Henri Avril (1849), Abdelmadjid Tebboune (1945), and Houari Boumédiène (1932). After her are Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898), Juba I of Numidia (-85), Martianus Capella (360), Daniel Auteuil (1950), Ptolemy of Mauretania (-9), and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (1933).

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Among POLITICIANS In Algeria

Among politicians born in Algeria, Dihya ranks 8. Before her are Jugurtha (-160), Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), Emir Abdelkader (1808), Juba II (-52), Abdelmadjid Tebboune (1945), and Houari Boumédiène (1932). After her are Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898), Juba I of Numidia (-85), Ptolemy of Mauretania (-9), Syphax (-250), Ferhat Abbas (1899), and Abd al-Mu'min (1094).

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