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ʿUmar Tal

West African political leader, Islamic scholar, and Toucouleur military commander

  • Fame54.2
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Lived 1797–1864, aged 67
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    1797–1864
    Aged 67
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Updated 2026-08-12

Hadji Oumarûl Foutiyou Tall, born in Futa Tooro, present-day Senegal, was a Senegalese Tijani sufi Toucouleur Islamic scholar and military commander who founded the short-lived Tukulor Empire, which encompassed much of what is now Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea and Mali.

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