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unusual facts about Miknasa


Miknasa

The modern Moroccan city of Meknes bears witness to their presence, as does the Spanish town of Mequinenza.


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Maysara al-Matghari

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.

After all, Maysara's original coalition was composed of Ghomara, Berghwata and Miknasa Berbers of western Morocco.

Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab

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'.


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