Takrur
E338267
Takrur was an early West African kingdom located in the Senegal River valley, known for its role in trans-Saharan trade and its early adoption of Islam.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West African state
ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ |
| capital | possibly Tekrur (exact site uncertain) ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryToday |
Mauritania
ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ |
| earliestIslamization | among earliest in West Africa ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
gold trade ⓘ salt trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 13th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Takrur
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tukulor
|
| export |
gold
ⓘ
gum ⓘ slaves ⓘ |
| floruit |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| geography | floodplains of the lower Senegal River ⓘ |
| hasReligionAsStateReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| import |
Islamic books
ⓘ
horses ⓘ salt ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early adoption of Islam
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| language | Pulaar ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Senegal River
ⓘ
surface form:
Senegal River valley
West Africa ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Al-Bakri
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Bakri
Al-Idrisi ⓘ
surface form:
al-Idrisi
|
| mentionedIn | Arabic geographies ⓘ |
| neighboringState |
Ghana Empire
ⓘ
Jolof Kingdoms ⓘ
surface form:
Jolof
Mali Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sahel
ⓘ
surface form:
Sahel region
|
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Senegal River
ⓘ
surface form:
Senegal River valley
|
| regionType | riverine kingdom ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousInfluenceFrom | North Africa ⓘ |
| religiousSchool | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Dya Ogo dynasty ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 9th century ⓘ |
| successorState | Kingdom of Futa Toro ⓘ |
| tradingPartner |
Ghana Empire
ⓘ
North African merchants ⓘ |
| tradingRoute | trans-Saharan caravan routes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tukulor
this entity surface form:
Tukulor