Kusayla ibn Lemten

Kusayla ibn Lemten
   One of the earliest kings of the tribes found between the western Aurès and Oualili to the north of presentday Fès constituted in the early 670s a confederation with its seat in Tlemcen. Kusayla and his people, who under Byzantine rule had become Christians, made their submission to the advancing Arab armies but after a while revolted, were defeated, and embraced Islam. On `Uqba Ibn Nafi's return eastward, Kusayla succeeded in organizing a coalition of Berber tribes and Byzantine troops and attacked the Arabs. In a fierce battle near Biskra (683), `Uqba and his soldiers fell fighting, whereas Kusayla and his Awraba took control of al-Qayrawan. He extended his rule to most of present-day Tunisia and eastern Algeria. Kusayla was defeated and killed (690) at the gates of al-Qayrawan by an army sent by the Umayyad caliph `Abd al-Malik (685-705).

Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen) . . 2014.

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