Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh (Arabic: أحمد بن كيغلغ) was an Abbasid military officer of Turkic origin who served as governor in Syria and Egypt.
[5] Al-Khalanji proved victorious in the first encounter with Ibn Kayghalagh at al-Arish in December 905, but in the end he was defeated and captured in May 906 and brought to Baghdad.
[4][8] On 22 October 906, he led the annual raid against the Byzantine Empire from Tarsus, joined by the local governor, Rustam ibn Baradu.
Husayn, however, met and defeated the caliphal army, which was forced to withdraw, and he continued to remain aloof of the government until he was captured by the general Mu'nis al-Muzaffar.
[10] In July 923, Ibn Kayghalagh was appointed governor of Egypt, but soon faced a revolt from the troops of the garrison, who had been left unpaid, and was replaced by Takin al-Khazari in April 924.
Ibn Kayghalagh reportedly saved the situation, however, by engaging the rebel leader in single combat and killing him, whereupon Lashkari's followers fled and the city was retaken.