Futa Toro Imamate
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The Futa Toro Imamate was an 18th–19th century Islamic theocratic state in the Senegal River valley, founded by Fulani Muslim reformers and influential in the spread of Islam and resistance to external domination in West Africa.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theocratic state
ⓘ
Muslim polity ⓘ pre-colonial West African state ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cayor and other Wolof states to the west and south
ⓘ
Trarza territory to the north ⓘ |
| capital | Futa Toro region settlements along the Senegal River ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| endCause | French colonial conquest ⓘ |
| endTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicFoundation | Fulani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Abdul Kader Kane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fulani Muslim reformers ⓘ Sulayman Baal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType |
Imamate
ⓘ
theocracy ⓘ |
| hasPopulationType |
Fulani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tukulor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionNowIn |
Mauritania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamic reformism
ⓘ
anti-slavery stance toward Muslim populations ⓘ |
| influenced |
Futa Jallon Imamate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic education in West Africa ⓘ Islamization of the Senegal River valley ⓘ Sokoto Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
Pulaar ⓘ |
| leaderTitle |
Almamy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imam ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Sharia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Futa Toro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senegal River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Abdul Kader Kane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulayman Baal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
French colonial authorities
ⓘ
Trarza Emirate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fulani jihād states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic reform movements in West Africa ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | council of Muslim scholars and chiefs around the Almamy ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Islamic reform jihad in Futa Toro
ⓘ
conflicts with the Trarza Moors ⓘ resistance to French expansion ⓘ |
| startTime |
c. 1770s
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
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