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King of the Vandals 428-477
When his half-brother died , Gaiseric became King of the Vandals. As he was a brilliant general, he took the beaten Vandals out of Gaul, sailed to Africa, and there set up a kingdom. He created the first Vandal fleet and conquered north Africa, Sardinia, etc. When he died in 477 the Moorish vassal kingdoms on the border revolted.