Failed Islamic States in Senegambia
David Robinson
Accusations against Hamdullahi
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Description: Translation of excerpts from an Arabic treatise written by Al-hajj Umar in 1861-2 to explain his indictment of the opposition of the Caliphate of Hamdullahi to his jihad, and to justify the attack which he launched in 1862.
Date: 1862
Date Range: 1860-1869
Location: Segu, Mali
Format: Text/pdf
Language: Arabic
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Digitizer: MATRIX
Source: Taken from the French translation and commentary and Arabic photocopy in Sidi Mohamed Mahibou and Jean-Louis Triaud, eds. and trans., Voila ce qui est arrive. Bayan ma qaqa`a d'al-Hagg `Umar al-Futi. Plaidoyer pour une guerre sainte en Afrique de l'Ouest au XIXe siecle. Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1983. From the French translation, pp. 132-138.
