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ethnicity. His exact surname has not been definitively determined and no Toucouleur or Soninke oral source claim him as one of their own. The Tarikh al-Fattash

introduced by the Toucouleur and Soninke through their contact with the Almoravid dynasty of the Maghreb, who helped spread it with their Toucouleur allies. This

closely related to, the same group as the ancestors of today's Tukulor" (Toucouleur people) in the Senegal River valley area. Serer people resisted Islamization

because it resisted Islam after the religion was introduced in 1854 by Toucouleur conqueror Omar Saidou Tall. The Bamana originated as a royal section of

groups are Wolof (39%); Fula (probably including the Halpulaar speaking Toucouleur) (27.5%)); Serer group (probably including the Serer Cangin peoples (16%));

Sine and Saloum respectively). In the late 15th century, Ali Elibana, a Toucouleur marabout, established himself at Njop and took control of the surrounding

legend of Jambooñ and Agaire, see : (in French) Ndiaye, Fata, "LA SAGA DU PEUPLE SERERE ET L’HISTOIRE DU SINE", Ethiopiques n°54 revue semestrielle de culture

captured Hamdullahi and for a short period the village became part of the Toucouleur Empire. In 1893 French forces under Louis Archinard occupied the region

– Mansong Diarra, Faama (1795–1808) Da Monzon Diarra, Faama (1808–?) Toucouleur Empire El Hadj Umar Tall, ruler (1850–1864) Kénédougou Kingdom – Mansa

Kaarta – Mamady Kandian, Fama (?–1854) Almany Niamody, Fama (?–1878) Toucouleur Empire El Hadj Umar Tall, ruler (1850–1864) Tidiani Tall, ruler (1864–1890)