Fulaadu | |||||||||||||
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1867–1903 | |||||||||||||
Capital | Ndorna, Hamdallaye | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Fula | ||||||||||||
Religion | Islam | ||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
• 1865-1881 | Alpha Molo Balde | ||||||||||||
• 1881-1903 | Moussa Molo Balde | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Early Modern Period | ||||||||||||
• Established | 1867 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1903 | ||||||||||||
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Fuladu (Fula: Fulaadu; French: Fouladou) or Fuladugu (French: Fouladougou) is a historic region and former Fula kingdom in the Upper Casamance, in the south of Senegal, and including certain areas in The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. It was the last independent pre-colonial state in the area, ceasing to exist in 1903.