Important events in Fulani History: 400BC: Ancient African civilizations of the Nile Valley are established & flourish ------------- 300 AD: Empire of Ghana emerge (in present-day Mali) ------------- 400 AD: The Ghanaian empire becomes the most important power in West Africa ------------- 400 AD: Fulani migrate southward from present day Morocco and Mauritania ------------- 610 AD: Beginning of Islam ------------- 750 AD: Kingdom of Kangaba, from which the empire of Mali emerges, is founded (Present-day Mali). Songhai state emerges (Present-day Mali) ------------- 800 AD: Tekruur founded (Present-day Senegal) ------------- 1050 AD: Islam enters West Africa ------------- 1050-1146 AD: Almoravids {Berber & Fulani Muslims} take over Morocco, Algeria, and part of Muslim Spain; they invade Ghana in 1076, and establish power there ------------- 1062 AD: Almoravids found capital at Marrakech ------------- 1100 AD: Ghana empire in West Africa declines ------------- 1670 AD: Fulani people gain control of Bhundu in Senegal with Malick Sy,and Sissibhe ------------- 1650 AD: Fulani migrate into Fuuta Tooro and Fuuta Jalon ------------- 1673 AD: Unsuccessful Fulani Jihad in Fuuta Tooro ------------- 1725 AD: First successful Fulani Jihad in Fuuta Jalon ------------- 1775 AD: Fulani Muslim cleric Alfa Ibrahim appointed Commander of theFaithful in Fuuta Jalon in West Africa ------------- 1725 AD: Second successful Jihad launched in Futa Toro ------------- 1804 AD: Fulani Jihad begins in Haussaland led by Usman Dan Fodio; Sokoto Caliphate established ------------- 1809 AD: All Hausa states defeated by the Fulani- Sokoto Caliphate consolidated ------------- 1820 AD: Fulani Emirate founded in Adamawa, West Africa by Modibbo Adama , son of Ardo Hassana ------------- 1820 AD: Fulani in Mali, West Africa, found and rule Hamdallahi caliphate ------------- 1827 AD: Islamic state of Massina Eshtablished in Mali ------------- 1830 AD: Sokoto Caliphate reaches its greatest extent ------------- 1852 AD: Fulani leader Al-Hajj Omar Tall launches Jihad in Senegal ------------- 1862 AD: Macina conquered by Fulanis from Futa Tooro ------------- 1893 AD: The French defeat Futa Tooro ------------- 1903 AD: The British Conquer the Sokoto Caliphate ------------- On Jaaraama Fulbhe!
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:09:50 +0000
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