Madghis (king)

Madghis or Madghes (Berber: ⵜⵎⴰⵖⴷⵉⵙ - Madɣis), is the first recorded legendary king of Numidia, during the 4th century BC.^{[2][page needed]}

Numidia was located in North Africa and participated in the second Punic War, changing alliances, going from the Carthaginians to Rome. According to the myth, Madghis unified the territory and created his kingdom.^{[citation needed]}

According to Ibn Khaldun, Madghis was the ancestor of the Numidians and the Berbers of the Botr branch, Zenata, Banou Ifren, Maghraouas (Aimgharen), Marinids, Zianids and Wattassids.^{[3][full citation needed][4][full citation needed]}

He is also believed to be the ancestor of the Sanhaja (Zirids), Hammadids, and Almoravids, as well as other Berber tribes such as the Ketama and Kutama, etc.^{[5][full citation needed]}