Takin al-Khassa Abu Mansur Takin ibn Abdallah al-Harbi al-Khazari (Arabic:تكين الخزري; died 16 March 933) was anAbbasid commander ofKhazar origin who served thrice as governor ofEgypt.
He grew up and became an officer under Caliphal-Mu'tadid (r. 892–902).[1] He was appointed governor of Egypt in August 910, succeedingIsa al-Nushari, and remained in the post until 31 May 915, when he was deposed byMu'nis al-Muzaffar due to his failure to contain theFatimidinvasion of the province, and replaced withDhuka al-Rumi.[1][2]
He was re-appointed to the post in autumn 919, after the death of Dhuka, again in the midst of asecond Fatimid invasion. He arrived atFustat on 6 January 920. Once more, thanks to the intervention of an army under Mu'nis and a fleet underThamal al-Dulafi, the Fatimid invasion was repulsed, with the last Fatimid troops abandoning theFayyum Oasis and fleeing across the desert on 8 July 921.[1][3] Takin was replaced on 22 July, but reinstated briefly a few days later.[1]
His third and longest tenure began on March/April 924 and lasted until his own death on 16 March 933.[1]
| Preceded by | AbbasidGovernor of Egypt 910–915 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | AbbasidGovernor of Egypt 919–921 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | AbbasidGovernor of Egypt 924–933 | Succeeded by |