Jugurtha was the King of Numidia, a Berber kingdom in North Africa that existed from 202 BC to 40 AD in what is now Algeria.

What was Jugurtha's kingdom called?

Jugurtha ruled the Kingdom of Numidia, an Amazigh (Berber) kingdom in North Africa.

What role did Jugurtha hold?

Jugurtha held the position of sovereign (king) and military leader over the Numidian kingdom.

Where was Jugurtha's kingdom located?

The Kingdom of Numidia was located in present-day Algeria, North Africa.

Jugurtha

King of Numidia

Person human Q156173

Facts

22 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[12]
Date of birth: 160 BC
Date of death: 104 BC
Place of birth: Cirta
Place of death: Rome
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Numidia^[10]
Occupation: military leader, sovereign
Position held: King of Numidia^[11]
Father: Mastanabal^[7]
Spouse: Bocchus' daughter^[8]
Child: Oxyntas^[9]
Sibling: Gauda^[31]
Cause of death: starvation^[13]
Described by source: Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, Dictionary of African Biography, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia, Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference, Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (1908-1930)^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]
Given name: Jugurtha^[14]
Manner of death: capital punishment^[17]
Name in native language: ⵢⵓⴳ·ⵔⵜⵏ^[30]
P14536: 407447
P14608: 118864297
Relative: Bocchus I, Micipsa^[15]^[16]
Significant place: Numidia

🏷️ Also known as

en Iugurtha en Jugurtha ar يوغورطا ar يوغرطة ar يوغرطه ar يوغرطا cs Iughurtus cs Iugurtha de Iugurtha de Jughurta el Ιουγούρθας es Jugurta es Yugurta fa ژوگورتا fi Jughurta fr Yugurthen he יוגורטה he יוגורתה it Giugurta ja ユグルタ

🔖 Identifiers · 64

ISNI: 0000000100606422, 0000000445164631
VIAF cluster ID: 84.0M (8.2M–8995161211426.2B, n=11)
Library of Congress authority ID: nr91030863
GND ID: 118864297
BHCL UUID: 4267bc5b-bac5-4bdf-ac1b-261ea28d6d6a
BIBSYS ID: 1656998781502
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 135116058
Biblissima authority ID: Sarah Chalke
British Museum person or institution ID: 177492
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: jugurtha
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00540670
DBC author ID: 870979134511796

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DDB person (GND) ID: 118864297
De Agostini ID: Giugurta
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118864297
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 206277
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID: jugurtha
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Jugurtha
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: jugurtha
Encyclopédie berbère article ID: 1377
ExecutedToday ID: 2010/01/01/104
FAST ID: 1827672
Freebase ID: /m/014qhh
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m014qhh
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: jugurta
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0035020
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Jugurtha
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 4918646
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 29467
IdRef ID: 073366862
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118864297
Krugosvet article (archived): istoriya/YUGURTA.html
LBT person ID: Jugur104
Lex ID: Jugurtha
Museo Galileo authority ID: 77490
Museum-digital ID: 73697
NE.se ID: jugurtha
NL CR AUT ID: jn20000700837
NLP ID: a0000001009857
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007295972505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810688431405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX865716
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 18348679X
Nomisma ID: jugurtha
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3918494
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID: 3506
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100026591
PACTOLS thesaurus ID: pcrtBfEISWNjYe
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID: 146428
Proleksis enciklopedija ID: 29382
RERO ID (legacy): A010101860
Rodovid ID: 379600
SNAC ARK ID: w6709sqb
SVKKL authority ID: p0054473-Jugurtha-asi-160-pr-Kr105-pr-Kr
Sandrart.net person ID: 1557
ToposText person ID: 15246
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID: giugurta
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500355375
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID: 339633
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/294298
Vikidia article ID: fr:Jugurtha
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID: jugurta
World History Encyclopedia ID: Jugurtha
Yale LUX ID: person/1deb0a2d-ca55-4c0d-8915-985c7264fd90

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🔗 Connections

Described by source 5

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, Pauly–Wissowa, The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Occupation 2

sovereign, military leader

Relative 2

Micipsa, Bocchus I

← Relative 2

Micipsa, Bocchus I

Cause of death 1

starvation

Child 1

Oxyntas

Children (paternal) 1

Oxyntas

Country of citizenship 1

Kingdom of Numidia

Father 1

Mastanabal

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

capital punishment

Parent of 1

Mastanabal

Place of birth 1

Cirta

Place of death 1

Rome

Sex or gender 1

male

Sibling 1

Gauda

Siblings 1

Gauda

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Summary

Jugurtha was born in 160 BC^[1] in Cirta^[2]. He died in 104 BC^[3] in Rome^[4]. He worked as a military leader^[5] and sovereign^[6].

FAQs

Where was Jugurtha born?

Jugurtha's place of birth was Cirta^[2].

Where did Jugurtha die?

Jugurtha passed away in Rome^[4].

Who were Jugurtha's parents?

Jugurtha's father was Mastanabal^[7].

Who was Jugurtha married to?

Jugurtha's spouses include Bocchus' daughter^[8].

What did Jugurtha do for work?

Jugurtha worked as a military leader^[5] and sovereign^[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Jugurtha — place of birth (P19): Cirta. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Jugurtha — place of death (P20): Rome. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2018-10-25. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Jugurtha — sex or gender (P21): male. Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Jugurtha — father (P22): Mastanabal. Iugurtha. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Jugurtha — spouse (P26): Bocchus' daughter. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Jugurtha — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Numidia. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Jugurtha — position held (P39): King of Numidia. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Jugurtha — child (P40): Oxyntas. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Jugurtha — occupation (P106): military leader. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Jugurtha — occupation (P106): sovereign. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Jugurtha — cause of death (P509): starvation. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Jugurtha — date of birth (P569): 160 BC. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Jugurtha — date of death (P570): 104 BC. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Jugurtha — given name (P735): Jugurtha. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Jugurtha — relative (P1038): Bocchus I. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Jugurtha — relative (P1038): Micipsa. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Jugurtha — manner of death (P1196): capital punishment. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Jugurtha — described by source (P1343): Nordisk familjebok. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Jugurtha — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Jugurtha — described by source (P1343): Pauly–Wissowa. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Jugurtha — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Jugurtha — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Jugurtha — described by source (P1343): Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Jugurtha — described by source (P1343): Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Jugurtha — described by source (P1343): Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Jugurtha — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Jugurtha — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Jugurtha — described by source (P1343): Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Jugurtha — described by source (P1343): Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (1908-1930). wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Jugurtha — name in native language (P1559): ⵢⵓⴳ·ⵔⵜⵏ. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Jugurtha — sibling (P3373): Gauda. wikidata.org.

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