Aghilasid Dynasty

The **Aghilasids** (Latin: *Achilasi*), also sometimes called the Avhilasids, were a Berber Dynasty in Mauretania, ruling from 1622 to 1814. Named after the founder, Aghilas I, the Aghilasids reunified Mauretania, which had been divided into warring Berber states since the collapse of the Masensenid Dynasty about a century prior. The period beginning with the Aghilasid dynasty and followed by their two succeeding dynasties is often referred to as the 'Old Kingdom of Mauretania'.

Aghilas' father, whose name is largely lost to history but is recorded by a few Hispanic sources as Maymon (or Maimun/Maimunus), united, during his reign, a large part of northern Mauretania. Most noteworthily this included seizing the Roman city of Tingis. Upon Maymon's death in 1641 the young Aghilas took the throne and embarked upon a rapid conquest of much of the Berber world. By 1662 he ruled over a realm that stretched from the Mediterranean across the Sahara to Senegal.

Later on Aghilas invaded into Hispania taking some lands in the south.

## List of Rulers

* Maimun – (1622–1641)
* Aghilas I – (1641–1692)
	+ son of Maimun
* Aghilas II– (1692–1698)
	+ son of Aghilas I
* Iugarten – (1698–1711)
	+ brother of Aghilas II
* Sosus/Sus – (1711–1714)
	+ son of Iugarten
* Aghilas III – (1714–1720)
	+ cousin of Sosus, inherited instead of Sosus' son Maimun
	+ married to the daughter of a roman emperor
	+ focus of the empire begins moving towards the latin/Romance speaking Mediterranean coast,
* Volux Hannibalianus – (1720)
	+ son of Aghilas III
	+ assassinated by his cousin Sosus (the son of Maimun and grandson of Sosus)
* Sosus II – (1720)
	+ Overthrows Volux and is then immediately challenged by Volux's younger brother Badis Acindynus causing a brief civil war
* Badis I "Acindynus" – (1720–1752)
	+ overthrows Sosus
	+ In 1721/22 when the Roman governor of Africa revolts against Rome he uses it as an excuse to invade Roman Africa (nominally to deal with the invader though he doesn't return the territory afterwards), He meets future emperor Tiberius III during this debacle (the future emperor having been sent by Emperor Leo to deal with the revolt).
	+ When Leo dies without an heir he uses it as pretext to invade the rest of Roman Africa
	+ He besieges Carthage but is eventually defeated by Tiberius III
		- It is rumored by some historians he sought to retake the mantle of the Southern Roman Empire, and would have declared such had he retaken Carthage
	+ claims descent from the southern Roman line
	+ Wars several more times with Tiberius over the coming years but ultimately is never able to win
* Badis II (1752–1779)
	+ Son of Badis Acindynus
	+ focus moves away from the Romance speaking areas (most of which were lost back to the Romans)
	+ transitions Mauretania to Mercantile and Maritime exploits, to great success
	+ New world is discovered during his reign and he sends expeditions across the sea
	+ Peace with Rome
* Annon (1779–1787)
	+ Son of Badis II
	+ Named after Hanno the Navigator
	+ Trade, on a small scale, continues throughout the new world but he mostly moves focus back to the Mediterranean (despite his namesake)
	+ Wars with Rome (Annon attempts to retake parts of north African coast but fails)
	+ The explorer and merchant Amenzu, in service of Annon, reaches the Andes and establishes contact with the Kingdom of Chimor
* Aghilas IV (1787–1801)
	+ Son of Annon
	+ reign largely stagnant
	+ minor conflict with Rome but nothing significant
* Aghilas V (1801–1812)
	+ Son of Aghilas IV
	+ attempts to invade Hispania but is defeated
	+ makes a second attempt years is defeated even more severely
	+ Rome in the aftermath of this launches a major invasion and punitive raid on Mauretania recapturing Tingis, cutting Mauretania off from the Mediterranean, sacking many cities
	+ Romans even sack Amknas/Volubulis the Mauretanian capital
	+ Aghilas is killed with no heirs and his relatives begin a civil war
* Aghilas VI (1801–1814)
	+ Son of Aghilas V
	+ Child, puppet of a cabal of generals, never fully rules the state (which was collapsing), his rule was always contested by several relatives
	+ In the chaos the Aghilasids are overthrown by the rising Lounesids