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Umar Tal, also "Umar Futi" or '''al-Hajj Umar ibn Sa'id Tal''' or '''el-Hadj Omar ibn Sa'id Tal''' , (born ca. 1797 in Halwar, Futa Toro , Senegal ; died February 12 , 1864 near Hamdalahi , Mali ) was a Senegalese Politician , Islamic scholar, Muslim preacher, warrior and mystic. Early in his career he preached and wrote against social injustices such as the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. He founded the Tokolor Empire . At the age of 23, Tal took on a Pilgrimage to Mecca . Later, he became Caliph for "black Africa" on behalf of the Tijani Brotherhood . In 1854, he initiated a Jihad against non-Muslims in an area covering parts of Guinea , Senegal, and Mali. There, he created the Tokolor empire. His army was defeated in 1863 by combined forces of the Tuareg s, Moors , and Fulani tribes, and Tal himself was killed during the war in an explosion. Tals empire continued under his son Ahmadu Seku until 1897, when it was conquered by the French . |
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