Ahmadu Tall

"Ahmadu Seku" redirects here. For the founder of the Fula Massina Empire, see Seku Amadu.
Ahmadu Sekou Tall
Khalifa, Faama, Amir al-Mu'minin
Ahmadu Tall c. 1880
Reign1864-1893
PredecessorOmar Saidou Tall
BornJune 21, 1836
Sokoto Caliphate
Died15 December 1897(1897-12-15) (aged 61)
Sokoto
FatherOmar Saidou Tall
MotherAisha
ReligionIslam

Ahmad al-Madani al-Kabir at-Tijani, commonly known as Ahmadou Sekou Tall or Ahmadu Sekou (June 21, 1836 – December 15, 1897) was the Laamdo Dioulbé (ruler) of the Toucouleur Empire from 1864 to 1893 and Faama of Ségou from 1864 to 1884. He led one of the largest states in West Africa at the time, and resisted French colonial encroachment both diplomatically and militarily for decades.

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