Takrur, Tekrur or Tekrour (c. 500 – c. 1456) was a state based in the Senegal River valley in West Africa which was at its height in the 10th and 11th...

region for its inhabitants, likely derived from the ancient kingdom of Takrur. The people of the area mostly speak Pulaar, a dialect of the Fula language...

Almoravid Islamic lineage and a link on his mother's side to the state of Takrur. James Searing adds that "In all versions of the myth, Njaajaan Njaay speaks...

in Takrur led to "the Serer exodus" from Takrur, later the region of Fouta. In the writings of early Arab sources such as Al Bakri–relating to Takrur, the...

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which may be Futa Toro. Takrur (Takrūr): On 3rd cataract of the Senegal River, north of Jolof. By the 14th century, the term Takrur had become commonly misused...

"Judeo-Syrians", which he linked to the Fulbe (who actually co-founded Takrur). This idea of a foreign origin for Wagadu is generally disregarded by modern...

the cities of Mecca and Jeddah. The term "takarnah", meaning people of takrur, is sometimes used to refer to Hejazis of West African descent, though their...

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these areas. By the 11th or 12th century, the rulers of kingdoms such as Takrur (a monarchy centred on the Senegal River just to the north), ancient Ghana...

on the border with Mauritania. It was the location of the ancient state Takrur. It is home to a ruined French colonial fort, built in 1854 as a centre...

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language, language spoken by this ethnic group Sosso Empire, a twelfth-century Takrur kingdom of West Africa Susu (savings), an informal savings account practiced...

the growth of Wolof power at the expense of the ancient Sudanese state of Takrur, and that this was essentially a fourteenth-century development." Senegalese...

their capital at Tunis. 800: Beginning of the ancient West African state of Takrur or Tekrour, which flourished roughly parallel to the Ghana Empire. 800:...

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Mandinka tribes unite to form the Mali Empire which leads to the downfall of Takrur in the 1280s. 1239–1250: Third conflict between the Holy Roman Empire and...

also known as Toucouleur people, a name derived from the ancient state of Takrur. From 1495 to 1776, the country was part of the Denanke Kingdom. The Denianke...

Etymological evidence suggests that the area was ruled by the Jaa'ogo dynasty of Takrur.: 39  The exact founding date of Waalo is debated by historians, but is...

various ethnic groups. Some kingdoms were created around the seventh century: Takrur in the sixth century, Namandiru and the Jolof Empire during the 13th and...

courts have been in existence since at least the era of the 9th century Takrur and Ghana empires. The ruler of the 13th century Mali empire, Mansa Musa...

Berbers started invading the empire after 1050. The Almoravids allied with Takrur, which had converted to Islam with their missionary activities and in 1054...

of Takrūr that thrived on the lower Senegal River in the eleventh century. The place was well-known to Arab geographers, and an inhabitant of Takrūr or...

proposes that the Jaaogo dynasty of Takrur originated there, ruling until roughly 1000CE. After the conquest of Takrur by the Soninke Manna dynasty, Namandirou...

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trade route that linked southern Morocco. Godala territory bordered that of Takrur, and Godala caravans traded salt mined at Awlil along the north bank of...

the east settled in the Senegal valley. John Donnelly Fage suggests that Takrur was formed through the interaction of Berbers from the Sahara and "Negro...

between Morocco and Ghana ("Whoever wants to go to the countries of Sila, Takrur and Ghana in the land of the Sudan cannot avoid this town"). He also notes...