Takrur

Takrur
500s–1456
CapitalTumbere Jiinge (Dya'ogo, Tonjon, Manna dynasties), Taaga (Laam Taga), Hoorewendu (Laam Termess}
Common languagesSerer[1][2] Fula, Arabic
Religion
Serer religion[1][3]
Islam (Official)
GovernmentMonarchy
• 1030s
War Jabi
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
500s
• Establishment of Manna dynasty by Mamadu Sumaare
c. 826
• Adoption of Islam by War Jabi
1030s
• Fula Laam Termess dynasty come to power
1122
• Conquered and vassalized by Mali Empire
1285
• Conquered by Jolof Empire
1456
Succeeded by
Jolof Empire
Denianke Kingdom

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 centuries, roughly parallel to the Ghana Empire, but lasted in some form into the 18th century.

  1. ^ a b 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
  2. ^ Trimingham, John Spencer, "A history of Islam in West Africa", pp 174, 176 & 234, Oxford University Press, USA (1970)
  3. ^ Gravrand, "Pangool", pp 9, 20-77

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