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People: Abu Yazid
Location: Batna Batna Algeria

Abu Yazid

Kharijite Berber of the Banu Ifran tribe who leads a rebellion against the Fatimids in Ifriqiya
Years: 873 - 947

Abū Yazīd Mukhallad ibn Kayrād al-Nukkari (873 - 19 August 947), ad-Dajjal, nicknamed Ṣāhib al-Himār "Possessor of the donkey", is a Kharijite Berber of the Banu Ifran tribe who leads a rebellion against the Fatimids in Ifriqiya (modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria) starting in 944.

Abū Yazīd conquers Kairouan for a time, but is eventually driven back and defeated by the Fatimid caliph al-Mansur.