- Takrur,
Tekrur or
Tekrour (c. 500 – c. 1456) was a
state based in the
Senegal River valley in
modern day
Mauritania and
Northern Senegal which was at its...
-
mainland for
almost 150 km.
Around the 11th century,
Morfil was the
centre of
Tekrur, one of the
first Islamic West
African states. As such, it was an important...
- the
kingdom of
Tekrur was its v****al.
Ghana and
Tekrur were the only
organized po****tions
before Islamization. The
territory of
Tekrur approximates that...
- fluviatilis). The lake has a
complicated history involving the
kingdoms of
Tekrur and
Waalo and the
Empire of
Jolof (Diolof). Notably, the
settlement of N'Der...
- have long
inhabited the
Senegal River area, with
roots of an
organized Tekrur kingdom tracing back to the 5th century. They were part of the 10th to the...
-
dates back to the 11th
century when King War Jabi
usurped the
throne of
Tekrur (part of present-day Senegal) in 1030, and by 1035,
introduced Sharia law...
- from the east,
pushed by
Berber raids and desertification. The
kingdom of
Tekrur in what is now ****a Toro was
formed through the
interaction of the Fula...
- were
killed is unknown, but the
defeat of the
Serers at
Tekrur triggered their exodus from
Tekrur to the south,
where they were
granted asylum by the lamanes...
- this name Kághó. The last-named
nation was
followed by a
people called Tekrúr. The
people of Ghánah
declined in
course of time,
being overwhelmed or absorbed...
-
deity Koox.[clarification needed] This may stem from the
Serers of
Kaabu or
Tekrur (present-day ****a
Tooro in Senegal)
after their exodus in the 11th century...
