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On the coast of eastern Libya, a Greek Colony-Kingdom founded from Thera in the 7th century BCE. The interior just behind the coastal settlements was the scene of intense fighting during WWII between FM. Montgomery and FM Rommel.
Ruler Name | Start Year | End Year | Notes | Dynasty | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
To Libya-Egypt | c. 635 BCE | c. 630 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
Battus I | c. 632 BCE | c. 600 BCE | Battiad Dynasty | Cyrenaica | |
Arcesilaus I | c. 600 BCE | c. 583 BCE | Battiad Dynasty | Cyrenaica | |
Battus II Eudaemon | c. 583 BCE | c. 554 BCE | Battiad Dynasty | Cyrenaica | |
Arcesilaus II the Cruel | c. 554 BCE | c. 550 BCE | Battiad Dynasty | Cyrenaica | |
Learchus the Usurper | c. 550 BCE | c. 550 BCE | Battiad Dynasty | Cyrenaica | |
Battus III the Lame | c. 550 BCE | c. 525 BCE | Battiad Dynasty | Cyrenaica | |
Arcesilaus III | c. 530 BCE | 515 BCE | Persian Vassals | Cyrenaica | |
Battus IV the Handsome | 515 BCE | 465 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
Arcesilaus IV | 465 BCE | 440 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
To Republic of Cyrene | 440 BCE | 331 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
To Macedon | 331 BCE | 322 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
Thibron of Sparta | 323 BCE | 322 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
To Egypt | 322 BCE | 308 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
Ptolemy I Soter | 322 BCE | 313 BCE | Pharoah of Egypt | Ptolemaic Dynasty | Cyrenaica |
Ophellas | 313 BCE | 308 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
Magas | 308 BCE | 258 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
Demetrius the Handsome | 258 BCE | 257 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
To Republic of Cyrene | 257 BCE | 246 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
To Egypt | 246 BCE | 240 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
Ecdelos | 240 BCE | 240 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
Demophanes | 240 BCE | 240 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
To Egypt | 240 BCE | 205 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
Philemon | 205 BCE | 204 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
To Egypt | 204 BCE | 200 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
To Numidia | 200 BCE | 149 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
To Egypt | 149 BCE | 116 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
Ptolemy Aspion | 116 BCE | 110 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
Nikostratos the Tyrant | 110 BCE | 110 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
Ptolemy Aspion | r. 110 BCE | 96 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
To Roman Republic | 96 BCE | 37 BCE | Independent port from 96 BCE-75 BCE | Cyrenaica | |
To Egypt | 37 BCE | 30 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
Cleopatra Selene | 34 BCE | 30 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
To Roman Republic | 30 BCE | 27 BCE | Cyrenaica | ||
To Roman Empire | 27 BCE | 395 CE | Cyrenaica | ||
To Byzantine Empire | 395 | 670 | Cyrenaica | ||
Unknown | 670 | 647 | Cyrenaica | ||
To Caliphate | 647 | 879 | Cyrenaica | ||
Oqba ibn Nafi'i al-Fihri | 647 | 654 | Cyrenaica | ||
Unknown | 654 | 658 | Cyrenaica | ||
Oqba ibn Nafi'i al-Fihri | r. 658 | 666 | Cyrenaica | ||
Ruwaifi' ibn Thabit al-Ansari | 666 | 667 | Cyrenaica | ||
Zoheïr ibn Kaïs al-Balawi | 667 | ? | Cyrenaica | ||
Ibrahim ibn an-Nasirani | ? | c. 697 | Cyrenaica | ||
Talid al-Fata (the Slave) | c. 697 | c. 718 | Cyrenaica | ||
Fehd ibn Kathir | c. 718 | 752 | Cyrenaica | ||
Abu 'Awn 'Abd al-Malik ibn Yezid | 752 | 753 | Cyrenaica | ||
Unknown | 753 | 757 | Cyrenaica | ||
Ibn Dabbes | 757 | 765 | Cyrenaica | ||
Abd as-Salem as-Sabaï | 765 | ? | Cyrenaica | ||
Unknown | ? | 830 | Cyrenaica | ||
Isa ibn Mansur | 830 | 842 | Cyrenaica | ||
Muhammed ibn 'Abdaweïh al-Jili | 842 | 871 | Cyrenaica | ||
Muhammed ibn Harthama ibn A'yun | 871 | 875 | Cyrenaica | ||
Ahmed ibn Issa as-Sa'di | 875 | 876 | Cyrenaica | ||
Muhammed ibn Farrukh al-Farghani | 876 | 876 | Cyrenaica | ||
Shu'ba ibn Kharriken | 876 | 879 | Cyrenaica | ||
al-'Abbas ibn Ahmed ibn Tulun | 879 | 881 | Leader during revolt. | Cyrenaica | |
To Egypt | 881 | 910 | Cyrenaica | ||
To Fatimids | 910 | 1004 | Cyrenaica | ||
Abu an-Nasir Ahmed ibn Salih | 910 | 910 | Cyrenaica | ||
Kheïr al-Mansuri | 910 | 916 | Cyrenaica | ||
Abu Medyen ibn Farrukh al-Lahissi | 916 | 918 | Cyrenaica | ||
Aflah an-Nashib al-Kutami | 918 | ? | Cyrenaica | ||
Unknown | ? | 1000 | Cyrenaica | ||
Yanus as-Sigilli | 1000 | ? | Cyrenaica | ||
Unknown | ? | 1004 | Cyrenaica | ||
Sandal al-Aswad (the Black) | 1004 | 1004 | Cyrenaica | ||
Abu Rakwa | 1004 | 1007 | Leader during revolt. | Cyrenaica | |
Unknown | 1007 | ? | Cyrenaica | ||
Mukhtar ibn al-Kassim | ? | 1029 | Cyrenaica | ||
Mukarreb ibn Mafi | 1029 | 1048 | Cyrenaica | ||
Jabara ibn Mukhtar | 1048 | 1049 | Cyrenaica | ||
Madhi ibn Mukarreb | 1049 | 1049 | Cyrenaica | ||
To Banu Suleïm Tribe | 1049 | 1172 | Cyrenaica | ||
Sharaf al-Din Karakush al-Mudhaffari an-Nassiri | 1172 | 1182 | Cyrenaica | ||
To Banu Suleïm Tribe | 1182 | c. 1359 | Cyrenaica | ||
Sayf ad-Din 'Ata Allah ibn 'Azzaz | 1264 | ? | Cyrenaica | ||
Unknown | ? | ? | Cyrenaica | ||
Ja'far ibn 'Umar al-Ja'fari | ? | ? | Cyrenaica | ||
To Egypt | c. 1359 | 1517 | Cyrenaica | ||
Arif ibn 'Amru | c. 1350 | c. 1375 | Cyrenaica | ||
Amru ibn 'Arif | c. 1375 | c. 1400 | Cyrenaica | ||
To Ottoman Empire | 1517 | 1911 | Cyrenaica | ||
To Italy | 1911 | 1941 | Cyrenaica | ||
Great Britain Occupation | 01/1941 | 04/1941 | Cyrenaica | ||
German Occupation | 04/1941 | 11/1941 | Cyrenaica | ||
Great Britain Occupation | r. 11/1941 | 06/1942 | Cyrenaica | ||
German Occupation | r. 06/1941 | 12/1942 | Cyrenaica | ||
Great Britain Occupation | r. 1943 | 1945 | Cyrenaica | ||
Anglo-French Occupation | 1945 | 1951 | Cyrenaica | ||
To Libya | 1951 | Present | Cyrenaica |
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