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Lamlam, identified in the passage with Malinke country south of the Upper Senegal
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Malal was described in Arabic geographical accounts as one of two small towns in the country called Lamlam, alongside Do. The settlement was portrayed as an unwalled village-like town built on an impregnable hill of red earth, where its inhabitants sought protection from attacks. The passage interprets Malal as an early Malinke chiefdom or town, but warns that the identification and exact location remain uncertain.
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Malal appears in a description of Lamlam as one of only two small towns in the country, the other being Do. The two settlements were said to lie four days apart. Malal was described not as a large walled city but as a small town resembling a large village.
The settlement stood on an unassailable hill of red earth. Its inhabitants used this defensible position for protection from attacks by other Sudanese peoples. This description gives Malal a distinctive physical and strategic character, even though it does not provide a modern place-name or a secure coordinate.
The passage identifies Lamlam, Malal, and Do with the Malinke country south of the Upper Senegal. It consequently treats Malal as either one of the early Malinke chiefdoms or a reference to another Malinke chiefdom. The exact identification is left open, and the source does not justify assigning a precise modern location.
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Lamlam, identified in the passage with Malinke country south of the Upper Senegal
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Malal was described in Arabic geographical accounts as one of two small towns in the country called Lamlam, alongside Do. The settlement was portrayed as an unwalled village-like town built on an impregnable hill of red earth, where its inhabitants sought protection from attacks. The passage interprets Malal as an early Malinke chiefdom or town, but warns that the identification and exact location remain uncertain.
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Le récit
Malal appears in a description of Lamlam as one of only two small towns in the country, the other being Do. The two settlements were said to lie four days apart. Malal was described not as a large walled city but as a small town resembling a large village.
The settlement stood on an unassailable hill of red earth. Its inhabitants used this defensible position for protection from attacks by other Sudanese peoples. This description gives Malal a distinctive physical and strategic character, even though it does not provide a modern place-name or a secure coordinate.
The passage identifies Lamlam, Malal, and Do with the Malinke country south of the Upper Senegal. It consequently treats Malal as either one of the early Malinke chiefdoms or a reference to another Malinke chiefdom. The exact identification is left open, and the source does not justify assigning a precise modern location.
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