Takrur

Takrur
CapitalTumbere Jiinge (Dya'ogo, Manna dynasties), Taaga (Laam Taga), Hoorewendu (Laam Termess)
Common languagesSerer, Fula, Arabic
Religion
Islam (Official)
Serer religion[1]
Demonym(s)Takruri, Takarir
GovernmentMonarchy
• 1030s
War Jabi
Historical eraMiddle Ages
Succeeded by
Jolof Empire
Denianke Kingdom

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 height in the 11th and 12th centuries, roughly parallel to the Ghana Empire. It lasted in some form into the 18th century.

  1. ^ Charles Becker et Victor Martin, « Rites de sépultures préislamiques au Sénégal et vestiges protohistoriques », Archives Suisses d'Anthropologie Générale, Imprimerie du Journal de Genève, Genève, 1982, tome 46, no 2, p. 261-293

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