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Massyli finally defeated the Carthaginians in 202 BC after the Battle of Zama, Masinissa took over the territory of the Massylii and the Masaesyli and formed it into one kingdom called Numidia, thereby establishing the first unified Berber State in North Africa ruled entirely by Berbers. He ruled Numidia until his death in approximately 148 BC.