Capture of Tahert (909)

Capture of Tahert
Part of Fatimid conquest of the Rustamids

A map of the Central Maghreb (Maghreb al-Awsat) showing the city of Tahert 'Tahort' from al-Idrisi's map, 12th century.
Date26 August 909
Location
Tahert (present-day Tagdemt, Algeria)
Result

Fatimid victory

  • Destruction of the Rustamid State
  • Tahert was annexed to the Fatimid Caliphate
Belligerents
Fatimid Caliphate Rustamid Imamate
Commanders and leaders
Ghazwiyya ibn Yusuf Yaqzan ibn Muhammad
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 8,000 killed

The capture of Tahert or the Siege of Tahert occurred on August 26, 909 AD, at the city of Tahert (present-day Tagdemt), when the Fatimid army led by Ghazwiyya ibn Yusuf besieged and toppled the city, leading to the end of the Rustamid state, the surviving population migrated to Ouargla, from where they later moved to the Mzab region in the 11th century.

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