The Berber Revolt was a general rebellion of Berbers in the area of the Maghreb, Ifriqiya, and Al-Andalus around 739-743, during the reign of caliph Hisham. The ostensible cause was the cruelty and greed of one governor, Ubayd Allah ibn Habib, and his deputies, who set about with zeal to extract more revenues from the provinces, and the presence of radical Sufrite preachers, who incited the Berbers towards rebellion. The Berber tribes quickly elected a chieftain, Maysara-al-Matghari to lead them, and sprung into action when the Ifriqiyan army departed for an expedition into Sicily. There were many underlying issues behind the rebellion though, so assuming that they could be avoided, what if another, more moderate governor was appointed, and the revolt didn't break out when it did? Would there still be a similar uprising against the Abbasids? How would this affect Al-Andalus? And how would this affect Morocco?
WI: No Berber Revolt?
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Anybody? How would this affect the Reconquista, and how would this affect the religious makeup of the Maghreb?
I don't know anything about this, but maybe @John7755 يوحنا will be able to provide some insight.
No Berber means far stronger Ummayad, meaning everything onward is butterfly away, the revolt, the abbasadid revolution, even the peninsula itself, when they liked asturias as a state to raid nothing is sure, they could get beated and never expand.
If the Abbasid Revolution is butterflied, that could have huge effects indeed, but the issues that caused the rebellion in the first place are still there, meaning it's possible for a similar rebellion to arise, with an anti-Ummayad message.
Again No Berber/amazigh revolt is a massive chance, as the North African Land Routes are safe so that means more movement in North Africa and settler going to Al-Andalus, and the amazigh might be doing something else too, like figthing in Andalus/europe or just trading. those are butterflies too. A similar revolt could happen but might not have same luck neither OTL ones