▁Ra qq ada , ▁which ▁they ▁pl under ed . ▁K hal il ▁resist ed ▁his ▁officers ' ▁calls ▁to ▁march ▁out ▁and ▁confront ▁the ▁re bel ▁army , ▁await ing ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁F at im id ▁army ▁under ▁M ays ur ▁al - F ata , ▁who ▁also ▁hes itated ▁to ▁move ▁decis ively ▁against ▁the ▁reb els . ▁▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁dis gr unt led ▁and ▁un pa id ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁j und ▁began ▁desert ing ▁to ▁the ▁reb els , ▁until ▁K hal il ▁was ▁left ▁with ▁only ▁ 4 0 0 ▁men . ▁Unable ▁to ▁man ▁the ▁city ▁walls ▁with ▁this ▁small ▁a ▁force , ▁he ▁with d rew ▁to ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁palace ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁Mos que ▁of ▁K air ou an . ▁His ▁efforts ▁to ▁contact ▁M ays ur ▁failed ▁because ▁the ▁mess enger ▁p ige ons ▁refused ▁to ▁take ▁flight , ▁and ▁as ▁Ab u ▁Y az id ' s ▁troops ▁entered ▁K air ou an ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁October , ▁K hal il ▁began ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁a ▁write ▁of ▁safety ▁( aman ) ▁with ▁the ▁reb els . ▁Most ▁of ▁his ▁men ▁used ▁a ▁ro pe ▁to ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁palace , ▁but ▁K hal il , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁chief ▁q adi , ▁the ▁army ▁tre as urer ▁and ▁thirty ▁others ▁were ▁taken ▁prisoner ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁Ab u ▁Y az id ▁in ▁Ra qq ada . ▁The