Imamate of Futa Djallon | |||||||||||
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1725–1912 | |||||||||||
Flag used after the establishment of the French Protectorate | |||||||||||
![]() Map of the Imamate of Futa Jallon and its tributaries at its height | |||||||||||
Status | Protectorate of France (1896-1912) | ||||||||||
Capital | Timbo | ||||||||||
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Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||
Government | Imamate | ||||||||||
Almamy | |||||||||||
• 1725–1777 | Alfa Ibrahim | ||||||||||
• 1906–1912 | Boubacar IV (last) | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1725 | ||||||||||
• French protectorate | November 18th 1896 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1912 | ||||||||||
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The Imamate of Futa Jallon or Jalon (Arabic: إمامة فوتة جالون; Pular: Fuuta Jaloo or Fuuta Jalon فُوتَ جَلࣾو, 𞤊𞤵𞥅𞤼𞤢 𞤔𞤢𞤤𞤮𞥅),[1] sometimes referred to as the Emirate of Timbo,[2]: 50 was a West African Islamic State based in the Fouta Djallon highlands of modern Guinea. The state was founded in 1725 by a Fulani jihad and became part of French West Africa in 1896.
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