Failed Islamic States in Senegambia
David Robinson
Triumph over Paganism at Segu
Creator: Tyam, Mohammadou Aliou
Contributing Institutions: David Robinson; MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University
Description: English translation of verses from `ajami poem of Mohammadou Aliou Tyam celebrating the triumph over and entry into the Bambara capital of Segu in 1861. Tyam wrote Pulaar in Arabic characters. See document, Praise Poem of Umar Tall.
Date Range: 1860-1869
Location: Segu, Mali
Format: Text/pdf
Language: Pulaar
Rights Management: For educational use only.
Digitizer: MATRIX
Source: La vie d'El Hadj Omar. Qacida en Poular,ed. and trans. by Henri Gaden, Paris 1935. Original document can be found in the Fonds Gaden of IFAN at the university in Dakar.