Takrur Empire
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Name (Hebrew)
אימפריית טקרור
Name (Latin)
Takrur Empire
Other forms of name
Haalpulaaren Empire
Takruur (Empire)
Tukolor Empire
Umarian Empire
Toucouleur Empire
Tekrour Empire
Takrour Empire
Coordinates
-6.2663 -6.2663 13.4307 13.4307 (gooearth )
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Britannica Micro.(Tukulor empire (also spelled Tukolor, or Toucouleur): Muslim theocracy that flourished in the 19th century in Western Africa from Senegal eastward to Timbuktu (Tombouctou))
- Hist. dict. of Senegal, 1994(Tekrur or Takruur; a state and its people of central Senegal River Valley; flourished 11th-13th centuries; people were most likely predecessors of the present inhabitants of Futa Toro)
- JSTOR online, Apr. 24, 2007(The Tukulor Empire of al-Hajj 'Umar and Ahmadu: the rise and fall of the Tukulor Empire forms an essential but hitherto relatively neglected theme in the history of the 19th century Islamic revival in West Africa)
- Le Takrur, 2002:t.p. (Takrur) spine and running title (Takrour) p. 145 (11th century state of Takrur had roots going back to 5th-6th centuries; existed alongside Ghana Empire; conquered by Mali Empire in 13th century) p. 146 (starting in 14th century, Arab sources use "Takrur" for Mali Empire or all of Western Sudan region)
- Oloruntimehin, B. Segu Tukulor Empire, 1972
- Wars of the world website, Apr. 24, 2007(Tukulor Empire: 1852-1892)
- Chavane, B.A. Villages de l'ancien Tekrour, 1986.
- GDEF, 1982(Tekrour (Takrour); pays de Toucouleur)
- LC data base, 5/26/93(hdg.: Toucouleur Empire)