Khalifa al-Zanati (Arabic: خليفة الزناتي) one of the main characters in the Bani Hilal epic, where he appears as the Berber king of Tunis. The epic says that during the siege of Bani Hilal to Tunis he asked their knights for duels every day and killed many of them, not even Abu Zayd al-Hilali was able to defeat him.
Khalifa al-Zanati, a prominent character in the Bani Hilal epic, is depicted as the Berber king of Tunis. The epic recounts that during the siege of Tunis by Bani Hilal, he challenged his knights to duels daily and killed many of them, with even Abu Zayd al-Hilali failing to defeat him.