Masaesyli kingdom

Masaesyli kingdom was a state in Maghreb (North and West Africa) that lasted from c. 220 to 202 BCE, about 18 years. Its people spoke Berber languages (Numidian, Tuareg, Amazigh dynasties).

Western Numidian kingdom of Syphax, who sided with Carthage in the Second Punic War. Masinissa and the Romans captured him in 203 BCE and took his lands.

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Facts

Dates: c. 220 to 202 BCE
Duration: 18 years
Type: State
Region: Maghreb, North and West Africa
Language family: Berber
Capital: Siga, Cirta

Became

Numidia 202 to 46 BCE

Neighbours in North and West Africa

Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE
Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE
Kingdom of Kush (Meroitic period) c. 300 BCE to 350 CE
Numidia 202 to 46 BCE
Garamantes c. 500 BCE to 700 CE
Cyrene and the Greek Pentapolis 631 to 96 BCE
Mauretania c. 300 BCE to 44 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE, East Asia
Maurya Empire 322 to 185 BCE, South Asia
Qin dynasty 221 to 206 BCE, East Asia

Questions

When did Masaesyli kingdom exist?

c. 220 to 202 BCE, about 18 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Masaesyli kingdom?

Maghreb, in North and West Africa. Its capital was Siga, Cirta.

What language did Masaesyli kingdom speak?

Berber. This family includes Numidian, Tuareg, Amazigh dynasties.

What came after Masaesyli kingdom?

Numidia.