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Ahmadu can refer to: Several leaders of the West African Massina Empire: * Seku Amadu (1773–1845), Islamic sheikh and founder of the Massina Empire * Amadu II of Masina (r. 1845–1852), his son * Amadu III of Masina (1852–1862), his grandson Other persons: * Ahmadu Tall or Ahmadu Seku (1864–1892), the last independent Toucouleur ruler before the arrival of French colonial rule * Ahmadu Bello, the first Premier of Northern Nigeria {{disambiguation ...
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Seku Amadu
Sheikhu Ahmadu (; ; ) (c. 1776 – 20 April 1845) was the Fulbe founder of the Massina Empire (Diina of Hamdullahi) in the Inner Niger Delta, now the Mopti Region of Mali. He ruled as '' Almami'' from 1818 until his death in 1845, also taking the title ''sisse al-Masini''. Early years Aḥmad bin Muḥammad Būbū bin Abī Bakr bin Sa'id al-Fullānī () was born around 1776 and was raised by Hamman Lobbo, his father's younger brother. Amadu was a pupil of the Qadiriyya Sufi teacher Sidi Mukhtar al-Kunti. In the Inner Niger Delta region, alliances of Fulbe traders ruled the towns like Djenné, but non-Moslem Bambara people controlled the river. The Fulbe ''ardo'en'' were tributary to the Bambara of Ségou, and practiced a form of Islam that was far from pure. Seku Amadu may have served in the Sokoto ''jihad'' before returning to the Massina region. He settled in a village under the authority of Djenné. When his teaching brought him a large following he was expelled, ...
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Amadu II Of Masina
Amadu II of Massina (أحمد بن أحمد حمادي; ; c. 1815 – February 1853), also called Amadu Seku, was the second Almami, or ruler, of the theocratic Caliphate of Hamdullahi or Diina of Hamdullahi in what is now Mali. He held this position from 1845 until his death in 1853. His rule was a short period of relative peace and prosperity between the violent reigns of his father and his son. Background Masina is the Inner Niger Delta, a large area where the Niger River divides into separate channels that overflow and flood the land annually. Some time between 1810 and 1818 Seku Amadu Lobbo of the Bari family launched a ''jihad'' against the Fulbe chiefs in Masina, tributaries of the pagan Bambara of Segu, whom he accused of idolatry. The goals of the ''jihad'' soon expanded to that of conquest of the Bambara and others in the region. Seku Amadu established a large empire based on Hamdallahi, which he had founded as the capital. The empire stretched from just downst ...
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Amadu III Of Masina
Amadu III of Masina (, ), also known as Amadu Amadu (1830 - 16 May 1862) was the third and last ruler of the theocratic Caliphate of Hamdullahi (Diina of Hamdullahi) in the Inner Niger Delta, now the Mopti Region of Mali. He was elected as successor to his father, Amadu II of Masina, in 1853. Throughout most of his rule he was involved in conflict with the jihadist al-Hajj 'Umar Tall, who defeated and executed him on 16 May 1862. Background Amadu III was the grandson of the founder of the Diina of Hamdullahi, Seku Amadu. Some time between 1810 and 1818 Seku Amadu (Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin Abi Bakr Lobbo) launched a ''jihad'' against the Fulbe chiefs in Masina, tributaries of the pagan Bambara of Segu, whom he accused of idolatry. The goals of the ''jihad'' soon expanded to that of conquest of the Bambara and others in the region. Aḥmad bin Muḥammad established a large empire based on Hamdallahi, which he had founded as the capital. He received support from Tukolor ...
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Ahmadu Tall
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. Biography Ahmadu was born during his father El Hadj Umar Tall's stay in the Sokoto Caliphate. His mother was a Hausa slave. Ahmadu Sekou's father conquered Ségou (then the heart of the Bambara Empire) on March 10, 1861. Not long afterwards, he began his conquest of the Fula empire of Massina, leaving Ahmadu as the Almami of Ségou. Umar Tall died in 1864 attempting to suppress a rebellion in Massina. Ahmadu, the ruling Faama of Ségou and the eastern regions of the Toucouleur Empire, attempted to assert his control over the entire unit. He was opposed in this by his cousin Tidiani Tall, based in Massina, and later by his half-brothers Moktar and . His rule consisted largely of suppressing rebellions and fighting to centralize ...
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