Failed Islamic States in Senegambia

David Robinson

Victory over the Bambara at Gemukura

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The Reign Of Ahmad Al-Kabir
Creator: Ture, Seydu Jeliya
Description: A description of Ahmad al-Kabir's campaign against the Bambara revolt, culminating in the victory of Gemukura in 1872, written by Ahmad's counselor Seydu Jeliya Ture. The document was probably written during the campaign, and not in Segu.
Date: 1872
Date Range: 1870-1879
Location: Segu or western Mali, Mali
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Language: Arabic
Rights Management: For educational use only.
Contributing Institution: David Robinson; MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University
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Source: From the Umarian library, now housed at the Bibliotheque Nationale of Paris. BNP (Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris), MO (Manuscrits Orientaux), FA (Fonds Arabe), vol 5640, ff. 36-38. A copy of the Arabic text and the English translation can be found in John Hanson and David Robinson, eds. and trans., After the Jihad: the Reign of Ahmad al-Kabir in the Western Sudan. Michigan State University Press, 1991. Pages 143-52, 339-43.