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Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam
8th century (founded Tahert c. 776)Oran / West
📖Their story
Founder of the Rustamid imamate at Tahert, in today's Tiaret region, Ibn Rustam led a community of Ibadi scholars and traders that turned a remote hill town into a renowned center of learning.
⭐Why they matter
His state is one of the earliest organized Muslim polities in the central Maghreb and a milestone of Algerian Berber Islamic history.
💡Did you know?
Tahert was nicknamed "the Iraq of the Maghreb" for its diversity of scholars and traders.