Diarra | |||||||||
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| 1054–1860 | |||||||||
| Capital | Diarra, Mali | ||||||||
| Common languages | Soninke language | ||||||||
| Religion | Traditional African Religion | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1054 | ||||||||
• Conquered by Elhadj Omar Saido Tall | 1860 | ||||||||
| Currency | Cowries | ||||||||
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Diarra, also referred to as Kingui, Diafunu, or Kaniaga, was a Soninke state in what is now northwestern Mali, centered around the town of Diarra. Founded in the 11th century, it was occasionally independent but frequently under the domination of a series of Sahelian empires until its final destruction by the Toucouleur Empire in the 19th century.