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Takrur,
Tekrur or
Tekrour (c. 500 – c. 1456) was a
state based in the
Senegal River valley in
modern day
Mauritania and
Northern Senegal, Northwestern...
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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...
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region for its inhabitants,
likely derived from the
ancient kingdom of
Takrur. The
people of the area
mostly speak ****ar, a
dialect of the Fula language...
- "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...
- language,
language spoken by this
ethnic group Sosso Empire, a twelfth-century
Takrur kingdom of West
Africa Susu (savings), an
informal savings account practiced...
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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...
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which may be ****a Toro.
Takrur (
Takrūr): On 3rd
cataract of the
Senegal River,
north of Jolof. By the 14th century, the term
Takrur had
become commonly misused...
- Mali Djenné-Djenno
Igodomigodo Bantu Bura
Sahelian kingdoms Ghana Empire Takrur Pygmies African kingdoms Southeast Asia and
Oceania Melanesians Austronesians...
- 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...
- 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...
