The modern Moroccan city of Meknes bears witness to their presence, as does the Spanish town of Mequinenza.
Miknasa |
By 739 or so, the main Berber tribes under Omar's jurisdiction in western Morocco - principally the Gomara, Berghwata and Miknasa -- decided they had enough and prepared for rebellion.
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After all, Maysara's original coalition was composed of Ghomara, Berghwata and Miknasa Berbers of western Morocco.
Fired up by Sufrite (Kharijite) activists, the Berber tribes of western Morocco (the Ghomara, Miknasa and Berghwata) formed a coalition and acclaimed the Berber chieftain Maysara al-Matghari as 'caliph'.