Maysara

Maysara al-Barnusi, also known as Maysara al-Mughrari, was a Berber leader who led a major revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate in North Africa around 740 CE. This revolt, known as the Great Berber Revolt, significantly weakened Umayyad control in the region.1

Maysara's uprising was fueled by discontent among the Berber population, who felt marginalized and exploited by their Arab rulers. The revolt began in Tangier and quickly spread across North Africa. While Maysara himself was eventually killed, the rebellion he initiated had lasting consequences, contributing to the eventual fragmentation of Umayyad power and influencing the subsequent political landscape of the Maghreb. The revolt also saw Berber forces push into the Iberian Peninsula, clashing with Frankish forces in the Battle of Tours in 732 CE, though this battle is more famously associated with Charles Martel.12