Micipsa

Micipsa
Agellid of the Massylii Prince who devices good Sovereign of broad lands
Silver tridrachm struck during Micipsa's reign. Obv: Laureate bust of Micipsa facing left and holding a mace; rev: a hooded figure riding an elephant.
King of Numidia
Reign	148–118 BC
Predecessor	Massinissa
Successor	Hiempsal I Adherbal Jugurtha
Co-ruler	Mastanabal Gulussa

Born	198 BC Cirta, Kingdom of Numidia
Died	118 BC (aged about 80) Cirta, Kingdom of Numidia
Issue	Hiempsal I Adherbal Jugurtha (by adoption)
Numidian	MKWSN
Punic	𐤌𐤊𐤅‬𐤎𐤍 (MKWSN)
Dynasty	Massylii
Father	Masinissa

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Modern times Regency of Algiers (16th–19th centuries) Ottoman governors Kingdom of Beni Abbas Kingdom of Kuku Spanish Oran Barbary pirates / slave trade First Barbary War Second Barbary War French Algeria (19th–20th centuries) French conquest French governors Resistance Pacification Emirate of Abdelkader Fatma N'Soumer Mokrani Revolt Cheikh Bouamama World War II Sétif and Guelma massacre Algerian War (1954–1962) Nationalism RCUA FLN GPRA 1958 crisis 1961 putsch Évian Accords Independence referendum Pieds-noirs Harkis Oujda Group
Contemporary era 1960s–80s FFS rebellion 1965 coup d'état Berber Spring 1988 riots 1990s–2000s Algerian Civil War Timeline Massacres FIS GIA High Council of State Civil Concord Black Spring Peace Charter Insurgency in the Maghreb 2010s to present Arab Spring Hirak Movement COVID-19 pandemic
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Micipsa (Numidian: MKWSN; Punic: 𐤌𐤊𐤅‬𐤎𐤍‬, MKWSN; died c. 118 BC) was the eldest legitimate son of Masinissa, the King of Numidia, a Berber kingdom in North Africa. Micipsa became the King of Numidia in 148 BC.