Banu Khattab Explained
| Conventional Long Name: | Banu Khattab |
| Capital: | Zawila |
| Religion: | Islam (Ibadi) |
| Leader Name1: | Abdallah Ibn Khattab al-Hawwari |
| Leader Name2: | Muhammed ibn al-Khattab |
| Image Map Alt: | Graves of Sahabah, Zuwela, Libya.jpg |
| Image Map Caption: | Tombs of members of the Banu Khattab |
| Date Start: | 918/919 |
| Date End: | c.1177 |
| P1: | Rustamid dynasty |
| S1: | Qaraqush's domain |
| Flag S1: | Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg |
| Today: | Libya |
Banu Khattab was a wealthy Ibadi dynasty of Hawwara origin that thrived off of the Trans-Saharan slave trade. It ruled over Zawila and the surrounding oases in the Fezzan region from 918/919 until 1172–1177[1] [2] [3] [4] when it was sacked and conquered by the Armenian-Mamluk Qaraqush.[5] The instability created by Qaraqush was exploited by the Kanem, who under the reign of Dunama Dabbalemi had seized control of the Fezzan, establishing a new capital at Traghan, a few miles west of Zawila.[6]
They would later go on to rule the Fezzan again under the nominal control of the Hafsids in the 15th century.[7]
See also
Notes and References
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