Flag used after the establishment of the French Protectorate
Map of the Imamate of Futa Jallon and its tributaries at its height
Status
Protectorate of France (1896-1912)
Capital
Timbo
Common languages
Arabic (official)
Pular language
Religion
Sunni Islam
Government
Imamate
Almamy
• 1725–1777
Alfa Ibrahim
• 1906–1912
Boubacar IV (last)
History
• Established
1725
• French protectorate
November 18th 1896
• Disestablished
1912
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kaabu
French West Africa
Portuguese Guinea
Today part of
Guinea
Senegal
The Imamate of Futa Jallon or Jalon (Arabic: إمامة فوتة جالون; Pular: Fuuta Jaloo or Fuuta Jalonفُوتَ جَلࣾو, 𞤊𞤵𞥅𞤼𞤢 𞤔𞤢𞤤𞤮𞥅),[1] sometimes referred to as the Emirate of Timbo,[2]: 50 was a West African Islamic State based in the Fouta Djallon highlands of modern Guinea. The state was founded in 1725 by a Fulani jihad and became part of French West Africa in 1896.
^Office for Subject Cataloging Policy 1992, p. 1775.
^de Bruijn, Mirjam; van Dijk, Han (2003). "Resistance to Fulbe Hegemony in nineteenth-century West Africa". In Abbink, Jon; van Walraven, Klaas; de Bruijn, Mirjam (eds.). Rethinking resistance : revolt and violence in African history. Brill. pp. 43–68. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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