Toucouleur Empire
The Toucouleur Empire (Arabic: الخلافة التجانية; also known as the Tijaniyya Jihad state or the Segu Tukulor or the Tidjaniya Caliphate or the Umarian State) (1861–1890) was an Islamic state in the mid-nineteenth century founded by Elhadj Oumar Foutiyou Tall of the Toucouleur people of Senegal.
Toucouleur Empire الخلافة التجانية | |||||||||||||||
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| 1852–1893 | |||||||||||||||
The greatest extent of the Toucouleur Empire at the time of Omar Tall's death in 1864 | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Segou | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic (official) Fula | ||||||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||
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• Established | 1852 | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1893 | ||||||||||||||
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