The Kingdom of Kuku (Kingdom of Koukou) was a Kabyle Berber kingdom. It was established around 1515 CE and ruled by the Ath l-Qadi dynasty until 1632 or 1638 CE.[1] Ahmed ou el Kadhi (Ou l-Qadi) is acknowledged as the founder.[2]
Sultanate of Kuku Tagelda n Kuku (Kabyle) | |
|---|---|
| c. 1515–c. 1638[1] | |
 Map of Kabyle Kingdoms and Algiers Regency | |
| Status | Kingdom |
| Capital | Kuku |
| Common languages | Kabyle |
| Religion | Islam |
| Sultan | |
| History | |
• Established | c. 1515 |
• Disestablished | c. 1638[1] |
| Today part of | Algeria |
Origins
The Ath l-Qadi are generally accepted to have been from the Ath Ghoubri region and having a maraboutic lineage.[3] According to Laurent-Charles Féraud (1829–1888), the dynasty possessed parchments which attributed their genealogy to a certain Ammar ben Idris, hence relating them to the Sharifian Idrisids of Fez.[4][3] While Joseph Nil Robin associates them with a non-Sharifian Fassi ancestry.[3]