Muntaga Tall (faama)
| Muntaga Tall | |
|---|---|
| Father | El Hajj Oumar Tall |
| Religion | Islam |
Muntaga or Mountaga Tall was a son of El Hajj Umar Tall, founder of the Toucouleur Empire. In 1874 he was given command of Nioro du Sahel by his brother Ahmadu Tall, and quickly had to suppress a rebellion led by the towns of Tambacara in Diafunu and Sero in Jambukhu.[1][2]
Muntaga himself rebelled against his brother in 1884. Ahmadu marched from Segou and laid siege to Nioro. This internal strife played a key role in weakening the Toucouleur Empire and facilitating its conquest by the French.[3]
References
- ^ Pollet & Winter 1971, p. 68-70.
- ^ Monteil 1915, p. 370-2.
- ^ Kanya-Forstner, A. S. (1971). "Mali-Tukolor". In Crowther, Michael (ed.). West African Resistance: the Military Response to Colonial Occupation. New York: Africana Publishing. p. 67.
Sources
- Monteil, Charles (1915), Les Khassonké : monographie d'une peuplade du Soudan français, Paris: E. Leroux, p. 528
- Pollet, Eric; Winter, Grace (1971). La Société Soninké (Dyahunu, Mali). Brussels: Editions de l’Institut de Sociologie de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles.