Masuna

Masuna
King of the Mauro-Roman Kingdom
Reignc. 508–535
PredecessorUnknown
SuccessorMastigas
BornMauretania Caesariensis (western Algeria)
DiedUnknown

Masuna or Massonas (fl.c. 508–535) was a Berber from what is now western Algeria who was said to have been a Christian, he ruled the Mauro-Roman Kingdom with its capital based in Altava which is now in present-day Algeria around the Tlemcen area. He was able to maintain the independence of his kingdom by resisting occupation from the Vandals. King Masuna allied with the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian and assisted him in a war against the Vandals in 533 and also against other invading Berber tribal confederations. During his reign he was obeyed by the tribes of Mauretania.