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Overview
Hanzala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi, brother of Bishr ibn Safwan, who governed Ifriqiya, as al-Baladhuri mentions. 1.
Governorship of Ifriqiya
Al-Baladhuri holds that he was appointed over Ifriqiya after Kulthum ibn Iyad, fought the Kharijites, and died there while still governor. In one copy he is "Abu Bishr" and not "brother of Bishr". Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri left him when he rebelled against al-Walid ibn Yazid, and this is connected to the account of the rule of Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib. 1.
Al-Salabi's "The Umayyad State" adds that Hisham restored him to the command of Egypt for a second time in 119 AH, then sent him to Ifriqiya in 124 AH after the killing of Kulthum ibn Iyad al-Qushayri. 2.
Connections
- Sibling of
- بشر بن صفوان الكلبي
- Participated in
- Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib's Independent Rule of the Maghreb Frontier
People and things also explored
The Killing of Yazid ibn Abi Muslim in His Prayer-Place· Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri· Ifriqiya· Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib's Independent Rule of the Maghreb Frontier· بشر بن صفوان الكلبي
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
- The Umayyad State: Factors of Prosperity and Consequences of Collapse — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi (Part Two, 2005) , p.485
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islam.museum contributors. “حنظلة بن صفوان الكلبي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/hanzala-ibn-safwan-al-kalbi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.