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Laguatan

280 – 550
ConfederationAfrica

A Berber clan/confederation that emerged in Cyrenaica (eastern Libya) in the late 3rd century AD and raided Roman Cyrenaica and Tripolitania through the 4th century -- during this early phase Roman sources knew them under the name Austuriani.

Continued as a regional power into the Vandal and Byzantine periods: defeated the Vandals in the Tripolitania expedition of the 520s under their leader Cabaon, then played a major role in the Berber-Byzantine tribal wars of the 540s before being decisively defeated by the Byzantine general John Troglita.

Borders in 535 · drawn from 4 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 4 border frames for Laguatan — the shape you scrub through changes in 280 · 395 · 477 · 535.

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