The movement led by El Hadj Umar Tall in the 19th century ai…
Source: JAMB · 2023
The movement led by El Hadj Umar Tall in the 19th century aimed to create an Islamic state in
Explanation
El Hadj Umar Tall, a Toucouleur Muslim leader from Futa Toro, led a jihad in the 1850s-1860s. He conquered Ségou and Massina and founded the Toucouleur Empire in the Niger valley, which is in present-day Mali.
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