XVᵉ siècle – XVIᵉ siècle
Futa Jalon, upper Gambia, Futa Toro, and Diara
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Tengella, also called Temala in Portuguese records, was a Fulani leader who mobilized diverse groups in Futa Jalon against Malian authority. Around 1490 he advanced into the upper Gambia, threatening Mali's trade and communications, then based further military operations in Futa Toro. He invaded Diara in 1512, was defeated and killed by a Songhay expedition, and left his son Koli to continue the expansionist project.
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Le récit
Tengella, known as Temala in Portuguese records, emerged from Fulani migrations into Futa Jalon. At a time when Futa Jalon lay within Mali's sphere of influence, he challenged Malian authority and brought together different ethnic groups under his leadership. His movement combined migration, political mobilization, and military expansion.
About 1490 Tengella descended from Futa Jalon into the upper Gambia. His advance threatened the commercial routes and communications linking the region to Mali's heartland. A Portuguese embassy visiting Mansa Mamudu of Mali between 1493 and 1495 reported that the Malian king was then fighting the king of the Fulos, called Temala.
Tengella continued northward into Futa Toro, which became the base for his military operations. In 1512 he invaded Diara in the Sahel, prompting the chief of Diara to request assistance from the Songhay ruler. A strong expedition commanded by Umar Komdiagha defeated and killed Tengella, but his son Koli led the defeated army back to Futa Toro.
Tengella's defeat did not end the political movement he had begun. Koli increased his power in Futa at the expense of neighboring states and continued the expansionist policy. The later Denianke polity thus inherited a territorial and military project rooted in Tengella's challenge to Mali and his mobilization of Fulani communities.
XVᵉ siècle – XVIᵉ siècle
Futa Jalon, upper Gambia, Futa Toro, and Diara
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Tengella, also called Temala in Portuguese records, was a Fulani leader who mobilized diverse groups in Futa Jalon against Malian authority. Around 1490 he advanced into the upper Gambia, threatening Mali's trade and communications, then based further military operations in Futa Toro. He invaded Diara in 1512, was defeated and killed by a Songhay expedition, and left his son Koli to continue the expansionist project.
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Le récit
Tengella, known as Temala in Portuguese records, emerged from Fulani migrations into Futa Jalon. At a time when Futa Jalon lay within Mali's sphere of influence, he challenged Malian authority and brought together different ethnic groups under his leadership. His movement combined migration, political mobilization, and military expansion.
About 1490 Tengella descended from Futa Jalon into the upper Gambia. His advance threatened the commercial routes and communications linking the region to Mali's heartland. A Portuguese embassy visiting Mansa Mamudu of Mali between 1493 and 1495 reported that the Malian king was then fighting the king of the Fulos, called Temala.
Tengella continued northward into Futa Toro, which became the base for his military operations. In 1512 he invaded Diara in the Sahel, prompting the chief of Diara to request assistance from the Songhay ruler. A strong expedition commanded by Umar Komdiagha defeated and killed Tengella, but his son Koli led the defeated army back to Futa Toro.
Tengella's defeat did not end the political movement he had begun. Koli increased his power in Futa at the expense of neighboring states and continued the expansionist policy. The later Denianke polity thus inherited a territorial and military project rooted in Tengella's challenge to Mali and his mobilization of Fulani communities.
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