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Takrur,
Tekrur or
Tekrour (c. 500 – c. 1456) was a
state based in the
Senegal River valley in West
Africa which was at its
height in the 10th and 11th...
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Almoravid Islamic lineage and a link on his mother's side to the
state of
Takrur.
James Searing adds that "In all
versions of the myth,
Njaajaan Njaay speaks...
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region for its inhabitants,
likely derived from the
ancient kingdom of
Takrur. The
people of the area
mostly speak ****ar, a
dialect of the Fula language...
- "Judeo-Syrians",
which he
linked to the Fulbe, (who
actually co-founded
Takrur). This idea of a
foreign origin for
Wagadu is
generally disregarded by modern...
- in
Takrur led to "the
Serer exodus" from
Takrur,
later the
region of Fouta. In the
writings of
early Arab
sources such as Al Bakri–relating to
Takrur, the...
- the
cities of
Mecca and Jeddah. The term "takarnah",
meaning people of
takrur, is
sometimes used to
refer to
Hejazis of West
African descent,
though their...
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which may be ****a Toro.
Takrur (
Takrūr): On 3rd
cataract of the
Senegal River,
north of Jolof. By the 14th century, the term
Takrur had
become commonly misused...
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manufactured goods. By the 11th or 12th century, the
rulers of
kingdoms such as
Takrur (a
monarchy centred on the
Senegal River just to the north),
ancient Ghana...
- language,
language spoken by this
ethnic group Sosso Empire, a twelfth-century
Takrur kingdom of West
Africa Susu (savings), an
informal savings account practiced...
- the east
settled in the
Senegal valley. John
Donnelly ****e
suggests that
Takrur was
formed through the
interaction of
Berbers from the
Sahara and "Negro...
