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Khalil, the governor of al-Mahdi in Kairouan. When Abu Yazid camped east of Raqqada with a hundred thousand fighters, Khalil paid him no attention, and ordered that no one should go out to fight him, waiting for the arrival of Maysur. 1
The fall of Kairouan
Abu Yazid advanced, the people of Kairouan were defeated, and Khalil went out reluctantly from the Gate of Tunis. Abu Yazid entered Kairouan, and Khalil was besieged in his house; he was then brought to him, and Abu Yazid killed him. 1
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 316-317
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islam.museum contributors. “خليل عامل القيروان”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/khalil-al-fatimi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.