Toucouleur people
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The Toucouleur people are a West African ethnic group, primarily Muslim, historically centered along the Senegal River and known for their role in regional trade and Islamic scholarship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toucouleur people canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West African people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| casteGroup |
artisans
ⓘ
clerics ⓘ nobles ⓘ slaves ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | incorporated into French West Africa ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Islamic festivals
ⓘ
Islamic jurisprudence study ⓘ recitation of the Quran ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
riverine trade
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| ethnonym |
Tukulaaru
ⓘ
Tukulor ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Futa Tooro
ⓘ
surface form:
Futa Toro
Senegal River ⓘ
surface form:
Senegal River valley
|
| historicalReligionRole | Islamization of the Senegal River region ⓘ |
| historicalState |
Futa Toro Imamate
ⓘ
Toucouleur Empire ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Fula language
ⓘ
surface form:
Fula languages
|
| locatedIn |
Mali
ⓘ
Mauritania ⓘ Senegal ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Pulaar ⓘ |
| majorCountryPopulation |
Mali
ⓘ
Mauritania ⓘ Senegal ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
El Hadj Umar Tall
ⓘ
surface form:
Almamy Abdul Kader Kane
El Hadj Umar Tall ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Fulani
ⓘ
surface form:
Fula people
Halpulaaren ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religionBranch | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousEducation | Quranic schools ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
Islamic clerics
ⓘ
Quranic teachers ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Tukulaaru ⓘ |
| socialStructure | hierarchical caste system ⓘ |
| spreadOfIslamPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| traditionalMadhhab | Maliki ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
Islamic scholarship
ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ trading ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionBeforeIslam | African traditional religions ⓘ |
| traditionalSettlementType | riverine villages ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.