54:
245:
as bases for independent power in the 1870s, but were both defeated and imprisoned. Ahmadu replaced them with another brother, Muntaga, who in turn rebelled in 1884. In suppressing that rebellion Ahmadu moved his court from Segou to Nioro.
229:
The government was highly structured, with centrally appointed governors of the various provinces seconded by cadis, military commanders and tax collectors. Ministers based in Segou managed various portfolios such as justice, the
285:
Ahmadu Tall was an enlightened and wise ruler, who treated French diplomats courteously. Although he was a
Toucouleur, he has been remembered fondly by the Bambara of Segou over whom he ruled for nearly 30 years.
256:
army in the 1880s and 1890s, Ahmadu accepted a short-lived alliance with the French through the Treaty of Gouri on 12 May 1887. SĂ©gou fell to the colonizers in 1890. The
Toucouleur army, led by Ahmadu's
234:
fleet, the public treasury, relations with
Europeans and other foreign powers, commerce, etc. For much of Ahmadu's reign his cousin Sydou Djelia served as prime minister.
316:
139:
213:
357:
326:
208:
199:
died in 1864 attempting to suppress a rebellion in
Massina. Ahmadu, the ruling Faama of SĂ©gou and the eastern regions of the
218:. His rule consisted largely of suppressing rebellions and fighting to centralize the empire against the resistance of the
417:
623:
17:
449:
603:
529:
409:
404:
499:"Historical Writing in Nineteenth Century Segu: A Critical Analysis of an Anonymous Arabic Chronicle"
608:
203:, attempted to assert his control over the entire unit. He was opposed in this by his cousin
618:
613:
8:
265:, was defeated outside Nioro in January 1891. With Ndiaye, Ahmadu fell back eastwards to
375:
347:
413:
200:
143:
135:
258:
171:
91:
559:"Formations sociales et État en Afrique précoloniale : Approche historique"
337:
262:
238:
223:
190:
182:
27:"Ahmadu Seku" redirects here. For the founder of the Fula Massina Empire, see
597:
53:
204:
175:
589:. Vol. IV (Illustrated, revised ed.). Facts On File. p. 14.
253:
231:
219:
186:
565:. COLLOQUE SUR « LA PROBLÉMATIQUE DE L'ÉTAT EN AFRIQUE NOIRE »
558:
534:. Brookline, MA: African Studies Center, Boston University. p. 130
498:
185:) on March 10, 1861. Not long afterwards, he began his conquest of the
28:
295:
242:
196:
167:
79:
222:
aristocracy. To that end he cultivated a base of support among the
306:
151:
274:
269:
until its fall in 1893, then to modern-day Niger. Ahmadu reached
270:
266:
250:
107:
207:, based in Massina, and later by his half-brothers Moktar and
364:
333:
302:
181:
Ahmadu Sekou's father conquered SĂ©gou (then the heart of the
147:
155:
531:
Precolonial
Senegal : the Jolof Kingdom, 1800-1890
478:
466:
595:
581:New York: Humanities Press (1972). SBN 391002066
426:
585:Page, Willie F. (2005). Davis, R. Hunt (ed.).
454:. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 15
587:Encyclopedia of African History and Culture
443:
441:
166:Ahmadu was born during his father El Hadj
126:(June 21, 1836 – December 15, 1897) (also
193:, leaving Ahmadu as the Almami of SĂ©gou.
58:Ahmadu Tall, as portrayed by the French (
447:
556:
527:
484:
472:
438:
14:
596:
496:
584:
432:
408:. Vol. 1 (15th ed.). USA:
398:
396:
394:
237:Moktar and Aguibu attempted to use
24:
132:Ahmad al-Madani al-Kabir at-Tijani
25:
635:
391:
52:
46:Khalifa, Faama, Amir al-Mu'minin
34:Khalifa, Faama, Amir al-Mu'minin
448:Imperato, James Pascal (1977).
521:
490:
13:
1:
557:Cissoko, Sekene Mody (1982).
451:Historical Dictionary of Mali
384:
161:
7:
528:Charles, Eunice A. (1977).
10:
640:
550:
249:Facing the advance of the
26:
372:
362:
354:
344:
331:
323:
313:
300:
291:
280:
277:, where he died in 1897.
113:
97:
85:
75:
67:
51:
44:
39:
579:The Segu Tukulor Empire.
497:Hanson, John H. (1985).
410:Encyclopædia Britannica
405:Encyclopædia Britannica
577:B. O. Oloruntimeehin.
412:. 1991. p. 166.
273:, now in present-day
158:) from 1864 to 1884.
174:. His mother was a
563:Présence Africaine
376:French West Africa
348:French West Africa
317:Madani Ahmadu Tall
226:natives of Segou.
124:Ahmadou Sekou Tall
624:People from SĂ©gou
604:Toucouleur Empire
503:History in Africa
382:
381:
373:Succeeded by
345:Succeeded by
314:Succeeded by
201:Toucouleur Empire
144:Toucouleur Empire
121:
120:
40:Ahmadu Sekou Tall
16:(Redirected from
631:
590:
574:
572:
570:
544:
543:
541:
539:
525:
519:
518:
516:
514:
494:
488:
482:
476:
470:
464:
463:
461:
459:
445:
436:
430:
424:
423:
400:
355:Preceded by
324:Preceded by
292:Preceded by
289:
288:
217:
172:Sokoto Caliphate
104:
101:15 December 1897
92:Sokoto Caliphate
56:
37:
36:
21:
639:
638:
634:
633:
632:
630:
629:
628:
594:
593:
568:
566:
553:
548:
547:
537:
535:
526:
522:
512:
510:
495:
491:
483:
479:
471:
467:
457:
455:
446:
439:
431:
427:
420:
402:
401:
392:
387:
378:
369:
360:
350:
341:
329:
319:
310:
298:
283:
211:
170:'s stay in the
164:
146:(1864–93) and (
106:
102:
90:
63:
35:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
637:
627:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
592:
591:
582:
575:
552:
549:
546:
545:
520:
489:
487:, pp. 69.
477:
475:, pp. 68.
465:
437:
425:
418:
389:
388:
386:
383:
380:
379:
374:
371:
361:
356:
352:
351:
346:
343:
330:
325:
321:
320:
315:
312:
299:
293:
282:
279:
263:Alboury Ndiaye
239:Nioro du Sahel
183:Bambara Empire
163:
160:
140:Laamdo Dioulbé
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
105:(aged 61)
99:
95:
94:
87:
83:
82:
77:
73:
72:
69:
65:
64:
57:
49:
48:
42:
41:
33:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
636:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
601:
599:
588:
583:
580:
576:
564:
560:
555:
554:
533:
532:
524:
508:
504:
500:
493:
486:
481:
474:
469:
453:
452:
444:
442:
434:
429:
421:
419:9780852295298
415:
411:
407:
406:
399:
397:
395:
390:
377:
368:
366:
359:
358:Mounirou Tall
353:
349:
340:
339:
335:
328:
322:
318:
309:
308:
304:
297:
290:
287:
278:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
255:
252:
247:
244:
240:
235:
233:
227:
225:
221:
215:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
192:
188:
184:
179:
177:
173:
169:
159:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
116:
112:
109:
100:
96:
93:
89:June 21, 1836
88:
84:
81:
78:
74:
70:
66:
61:
55:
50:
47:
43:
38:
30:
19:
609:Malian imams
586:
578:
567:. Retrieved
562:
536:. Retrieved
530:
523:
511:. Retrieved
506:
502:
492:
485:Cissoko 1982
480:
473:Cissoko 1982
468:
458:23 September
456:. Retrieved
450:
428:
403:
370:1890 - 1892
363:
342:1884 - 1890
332:
327:Muntaga Tall
311:1864 - 1884
301:
284:
248:
236:
228:
205:Tidiani Tall
195:
180:
165:
131:
128:Ahmadu Sekou
127:
123:
122:
103:(1897-12-15)
59:
45:
619:1897 deaths
614:1836 births
232:Niger river
212: [
209:Aguibu Tall
76:Predecessor
18:Ahmadu Seku
598:Categories
513:27 October
385:References
367:of Masina
189:empire of
136:Toucouleur
29:Seku Amadu
509:: 101–115
433:Page 2005
296:Umar Tall
243:Koniakary
197:Umar Tall
168:Umar Tall
162:Biography
142:) of the
80:Umar Tall
71:1864-1893
294:El Hajj
254:colonial
134:) was a
114:Religion
551:Sources
538:15 July
275:Nigeria
224:Bambara
191:Massina
178:slave.
138:ruler (
62:. 1880)
569:4 July
416:
281:Legacy
271:Sokoto
267:Djenne
251:French
108:Sokoto
365:Faama
338:Nioro
334:Faama
307:SĂ©gou
303:Faama
261:ally
259:Wolof
216:]
176:Hausa
154:(now
152:SĂ©gou
150:) of
148:Faama
117:Islam
68:Reign
571:2023
540:2023
515:2023
460:2023
414:ISBN
241:and
220:Fula
187:Fula
156:Mali
98:Died
86:Born
336:of
305:of
214:fin
600::
561:.
507:12
505:.
501:.
440:^
393:^
130:,
573:.
542:.
517:.
462:.
435:.
422:.
60:c
31:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.