Toucouleur Empire
Sunni empire in West Africa (1861–1890) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Toucouleur Empire (Arabic: الخلافة التجانية; also known as the Tijaniyya Jihad state or the Segu Tukulor or the Tidjaniya Caliphate or the Umarian State[1]) (1861–1890) was an Islamic state in the mid-nineteenth century founded by Elhadj Oumar Foutiyou Tall of the Toucouleur people of Senegal.
Quick Facts الخلافة التجانيةAl-khilafat al-tijania, Capital ...
Toucouleur Empire الخلافة التجانية Al-khilafat al-tijania | |||||||||||||||
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1852–1893 | |||||||||||||||
Capital | Segou | ||||||||||||||
Common languages | Arabic (official) Fula | ||||||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||
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• Established | 1852 | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1893 | ||||||||||||||
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