Sultanate of Massina
Sultanate of Massina | |||||||||||
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| Capital | Keke, then Ouronguia | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Maasina Fulfulde | ||||||||||
| Fondoko, Ardo Mawdo | |||||||||||
• c. 1400 | Maghani | ||||||||||
• 1801-1818 | Hamadi-Diko | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | c. 1400 | ||||||||||
• Battle of Noukouma | 1818 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Mali | ||||||||||
The Sultanate of Massina was a state covering much of the Inner Niger Delta in what is now Mali. From its founding around 1400 CE, it was generally a tributary of larger states, including the Mali Empire (14th century), the Songhai Empire (15th-16th centuries), the Arma (Moroccan) pashas of Tomboctou (17th century), and the Segou Empire (18th century). In 1818 the Sultanate was overthrown by a jihad led by Ahmadu Lobbo, who established the Caliphate of Hamdullahi.