Kaarta
West African state 1650 to 1890 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kaarta, or Ka'arta,[1] was a Bambara kingdom that arose after the fall of the Songhai Empire in what is today the western half of Mali and lasted until its destruction by Umar Tall in the 1850s.
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Kingdom of Kaarta Kaarta | |||||||||
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c.1650–1890 | |||||||||
Capital | Sounsan, Guemou, Yelimane, Nioro du Sahel | ||||||||
Common languages | Bambara | ||||||||
Religion | traditional African religion | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Faama | |||||||||
• 1650-1710 | Massa | ||||||||
• 1754-58 | Sey Bamana Coulibaly | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Massa founds the kingdom | c.1650 | ||||||||
• Re-established | 1754 | ||||||||
• Conquest by the Toucouleur Empire | 1854 | ||||||||
• Conquered by France | 1890 | ||||||||
• Annexed by France | 1904 | ||||||||
Currency | cowries, mithqal | ||||||||
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Today part of | Mali |
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