كسيلة بن لمزم الأوربي
كسيلة بن لمزم الأوربي
Kusayla ibn Lamzam, chief of the Awraba Berbers at the conquest; after submitting he rallied the Berbers, ruled Ifriqiya five years from Kairouan, and was killed with numberless Berbers by Zuhayr ibn Qays at the battle of Marmanna/Moulouya in 79 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
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Overview
Chief of the Awraba Berbers of the Maghrib at the time of the conquest. He was an amir over his people, and Hassan ibn al-Nu'man at first made light of him. Then he showed Islam and was spared. 2
Later
He encamped at the springs of Tlemcen and gathered all the Berbers, met the Muslims with an army, and ruled Ifriqiya for five years; he settled in Kairouan. Then Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Baluwi defeated him in 79 AH, killed him and countless Berbers, and pursued them to Marmahanna and Malwiya. 2
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p. 1607-1608
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p.1607-1608
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islam.museum contributors. “كسيلة بن لمزم الأوربي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kusayla-ibn-lamzam/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.