Ahmadu Tall

Ahmadu Sekou Tall
Khalifa, Faama, Amir al-Mu'minin
Ahmadu Tall, as portrayed by the French (c. 1880)
Reign1864-1893
PredecessorUmar Tall
BornJune 21, 1836
Sokoto Caliphate
Died15 December 1897(1897-12-15) (aged 61)
Sokoto
ReligionIslam

Ahmadou Sekou Tall (June 21, 1836 – December 15, 1897) (also Ahmadu Sekou,[1] Ahmad al-Madani al-Kabir at-Tijani) was a Toucouleur ruler (Laamdo Dioulbé) of the Toucouleur Empire (1864–93) and (Faama) of Ségou (now Mali) from 1864 to 1884.

  1. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (15th ed.). USA: Encyclopædia Britannica. 1991. p. 166. ISBN 9780852295298.