Seku Amadu | |
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شيخ أحمد بن محمّد لبّو | |
Almami of the Caliphate of Hamdullahi | |
In office c. 1818 – 1845 | |
Succeeded by | Amadu II |
Personal details | |
Born | Ahmadu mo Muḥammadu mo Abi Bakr Lobbo Barry c. 1776 |
Died | 20 April 1845 | (aged 68)
Occupation | Cleric |
Known for | Founder of the Caliphate of Hamdullahi |
Sheikhu Ahmadu (Arabic: شيخ أحمد بن محمّد لبّو, romanized: Shaykh Aḥmadu bin Muḥammadu Lobbo; Fula: Seeku Aamadu; [a]) (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.
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