Mali Traditional States
Note: This account contains: (A) the Fulbe (Peul) state of Masina; (B) the Bamana states of Segu and Ka`arta; (C) the Sise Jihad state founded by Shaykhu Ahmadu, encompassing Masina and surrounding territories, and styled Dina; (D) the Tijaniyya Jihad state founded by `Umar ibn Sa`id, encompassing parts of Segu and Ka`arta and all of Masina; (E) the Malinke states of Kenedugu and Wassulu, the latter expanding to form the "Samori Empire"; and (F) the pashalik of Timbuktu. 1400
Masina (Macina) state founded. Rulers (title Ardo) Segu c.1650
Kulubali (Biton-si-u) dynasty founded by Kaladian (d.
c.1680). Ruler (title Biton) Ka`arta c.1630
Kulubali
(Masa-si) dynasty founded. Rulers (title Fama) Dina (the Sise Jihad state) 1818
Shaykhu Ahmadu founds the Sise Jihad state (commonly
known Imams (also styled Amir al-Mu´minin)
The Tijaniyya Jihad state 10 Mar
1861
`Umar
ibn Sa`id founds the Tijaniyya Jihad state in Segu Imams (also styled Amir al-Muslimin)
Kenedugu bf.1650
Kenedugu
(Kénédougou)
state founded by Nanka Traore. Rulers (title Fama) Wassulu (Ouassalou)(from 1880, Samori Empire)
c.1880 - 29 Sep
1898 Samori Ture
rules over a very large area, referred to Rulers (title Fama) Timbuktu (Tin'Buktu, Tin Buqt, Tumbutu) c.1100 Timbuktu (Tin'Buktu) founded. c.1325 - 1433 Part of Mali. 1433 - 29 Nov 1468 Tuareg (Maghsharen) rule. 29 Nov 1468 - 30 May 1591 Part of Songhay. 30 May 1591 - Jul 1618 Part of Morocco. 30 May 1591 Pashalik of Timbuktu (Bashauyat Timbuktu) Jul 1618 - 1670 Under the suzerainty of Morocco. 1670 - 1780 Under suzerainty of Segu. 1780 - 1813 Tuareg (Wulmdan) rule. 1813 - 1814 Part of Masina. 1814 - 1825 Tuareg (Kel Tadmekkat) rule. 1825 - 1844 Part of Dina, the Sise Jihad state. 1833 State extinguished. 1844 - 1862 Tuareg (Kel Tingeregif) rule. 1862 - 1893 Part of Tijaniyya Jihad state. 15 Dec 1893 Annexed to French Sudan (Mali) by French colonial authorities (in French: Tombouctou). Pashas of Timbuktu 30 May 1591 - 17 Aug 1591 Judar (Jawdar)(= Djouder) (d. 1606) (1st time) 17 Aug 1591 - 12 Mar 1595 Mahmud bin Zarqun (d. 1595) 12 Mar 1595 - 12 Nov 1596 al-Mansur bin Yakko bin 12 Nov 1596 - 28 Dec 1597 Judar (Jawdar)(= Djouder) (s.a.) (2nd time) (acting) 28 Dec 1597 - May 1598 Mahmud Taba` May 1598 - Feb 1599 Judar (Jawdar)(= Djouder) (s.a.) (3rd time) (acting) Feb 1599 - 19 May 1600 `Ammar al-Fita 19 May 1600 - Jul 1604 Sulayman Jul 1604 - 11 Oct 1611 Mahmud Longo 11 Oct 1611 - 13 Mar 1617 `Ali bin `Abdallah al-Tilimsani 13 Mar 1617 - Jul 1618 Ahmad bin Yusuf al-`Ilji Jul 1618 - 17 Jan 1619 Haddu bin Yusuf al-Ajnasi 17 Jan 1619 - 4 Nov 1621 Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Massi 29 Nov 1621 - 27 Jan 1622 Hammu bin `Ali al-Dar`i (d. 1622) 29 Jan 1622 - 6 May 1627 Yusuf bin Umar al-Qasri 6 May 1627 - 8 May 1628 Ibrahim bin `Abd al-Karim al-Jarrari 8 May 1628 - 20 Jul 1632 `Ali bin `Abd al-Qadir 20 Jul 1632 - 17 Oct 1632 `Ali bin al-Mubarak al-Massi 17 Oct 1632 - Aug 1634 Sa`ud al-Sharqi bin Ahmad `Ajrud Aug 1634 - Jul 1635 `Abd al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Shiadami Jul 1635 - 22 Oct 1637 Sa`id bin `Ali Mahmudi 22 Oct 1637 - Apr 1643 Mas`ud bin Mansur al-Za`ari Apr 1643 - 10 Nov 1646 Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Ustman 10 Nov 1646 - 14 Feb 1647 Ahmad bin `Ali al-Tilimsani 14 Feb 1647 - 24 Oct 1648 Ahmad bin `Abd al-Rahman al-Hayyuni 24 Oct 1648 - 15 Oct 1651 Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Gharnati 16 Oct 1651 - 18 Aug 1654 Ahmad bin Yusuf al-Ajnasi 18 Aug 1654 - 15 May 1655 Muhammad bin Musa 15 May 1655 - 26 Mar 1657 Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Shiadami May 1657 - Aug 1660 Muhammad al-Haj al-Shatuki (Qa`id Buya) (1st time) Aug 1660 (1 day) `Allal al-Harusi Aug 1660 - Nov 1660 al-Haj al-Mukhtar bin al-Sharqi Nov 1660 - Feb 1661 Hammu bin `Abdallah al-`Ilji Feb 1661 - 3 Jan 1662 `Ali bin `Abdallah al-Faraji 3 Jan 1662 - 3 Apr 1662 `Ali bin Muhammad al-Tazarkini Dec 1662 - 28 Aug 1666 `Ammar bin Ahmad `Ajrud al-Sharqi 28 Aug 1666 - 21 Mar 1667 Muhammad al-Haj al-Shatuki (Qa`id Buya) (2nd time) 21 Mar 1667 - 19 Sep 1667 Nasr bin `Abdallah al-`Amashi al-Dar`i 28 Sep 1667 - 8 Oct 1668 `Abd al-Rahman bin Sa`id al-Andalusi 8 Oct 1668 - 20 Aug 1669 Nasr bin `Ali al-Tilimsani Aug 1669 - Sep 1671 Interregnum 6 Sep 1671 - 28 Feb 1672 Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Kuyhil al-Sharqi 28 Feb 1672 - 28 Aug 1673 Muhammad bin al-Mubarak bin `Ali al-Dar`i (1st time) 3 Sep 1673 - 12 Oct 1673 `Abd al-Rahman bin Muhammad Kirai `Ajrud 15 Oct 1673 - 10 Nov 1675 `Ali bin Ibrahim al-Dar`i I 18 Nov 1675 - 23 Jun 1678 Sa`id bin Umar al-Fasi 6 Aug 1678 - 22 Jun 1679 `Abdallah bin Muhammad bin Hassu 22 Jun 1679 - 16 Aug 1680 Dhu`l-Nun bin al-Haj al-Mukhtar (1st time) 19 Aug 1680 - 22 Aug 1680 Muhammad bin Ba Radwan al-`Ilji (1st time) 2 Sep 1680 - Aug 1681 Yahya bin al-Mubarak bin `Ali al-Dar`i Aug 1681 - Mar 1682 Dhu`l-Nun al-Mukhtar al-Sharqi (2nd time) 26 Mar 1682 - Oct 1682 Muhammad bin Shaykh `Ali al-Dar`i Oct 1682 - Feb 1683 Interregnum Feb 1683 - Nov 1683 Ba-Haddu Salim al-Hassani Nov 1683 (3 days) al-Fa` Benkano al-Sharqi bin Muhammad al-Mudasani 20 Nov 1683 - May 1684 Zenka `Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi 20 Jun 1684 - 13 Oct 1684 Muhammad bin Ba Radwan al-`Ilji (2nd time) Oct 1684 - Oct 1685 `Ali bin Humayd al-`Amri Nov 1685 - Mar 1686 al-Mubarak bin Mansur al-Za`ari (1st time) Apr 1686 - Nov 1686 Sa`ud Bokarna bin Muhammad bin `Uthman (1st time) 17 Nov 1686 - Apr 1687 al-Hassan bin Mansur al-Munabbih 1 May 1687 - Jan 1688 `Abdallah bin Muhammad bin al-Qa`id Hassu al-Dar`i Jan 1688 - 29 Apr 1688 al-`Abbas bin Sa`id al-`Amri May 1688 - Nov 1689 al-Mansur Sanibar bin Masud al-Za`ari (1st time) Nov 1689 - 14 Jul 1690 Ahmad bin `Ali al-Tazarkini 14 Jul 1690 - Jan 1691 Sa`ud Bokarna bin Muhammad bin `Uthman (2nd time) 13 Jan 1691 - 28 May 1691 Sanibar bin Muhammad Buya al-Shatuki (1st time) 4 Dec 1691 - Nov 1692 Ibrahim bin Hassu al-Dar`i (1st time) Dec 1692 - Jun 1693 Baba Sayyid bin Talib Ahmad al-Sharqi Aug 1693 - Nov 1693 al-Mubarak bin Mansur al-Za`ari (2nd time) Dec 1693 - 21 Aug 1694 Ibrahim bin Hassu al-Dar`i (2nd time) Sep 1694 (13/17 days) Dhu`l-Nun al-Mukhtar al-Sharqi (3rd time) Nov 1694 - 16 Feb 1695 Ahmad bin Ahmad bin `Ali al-Tilimsani 16 Feb 1695 - Oct 1695 Sanibar bin Muhammad Buya al-Shatuki (2nd time) Oct 1695 - Jan 1696 Interregnum Jan 1696 - May 1696 `Abdallah bin Nasir al-A`mashi 2 Jun 1696 - 6 Apr 1697 Ahmad bin `Ali al-Tazarkini (1st time) 15 Jun 1697 - Oct 1697 al-Mubarak bin Ahmad al-Mubarak Nov 1697 (4 days) Muhammad bin Muhammad Sayyidi (1st time) Nov 1697 - Jun 1698 `Ali bin Muhammad bin Shaykh `Ali Jun 1698 - Aug 1698 Yahya bin Muhammad al-Fishtani (1st time) Aug 1698 - Oct 1698 `Abdallah bin Nasir al-Tilimsani (1st time) 11 Sep 1698 - Jul 1700 al-Mansur Sanibar bin Masud al-Za`ari (2nd time) Sep 1700 - Mar 1701 Ahmad bin `Ali al-Tazarkini (2nd time) Jul 1701 - Sep 1701 `Abdallah bin Nasir al-Tilimsani (2nd time) Oct 1701 - Jan 1702 Yusuf bin `Abdallah al-Dar`i (1st time) 29 Mar 1702 - Jan 1703 Muhammad bin Sa`id al-Fasi May 1703 (20 days) Ahmad bin Mansur al-Sharqi May 1703 - Jul 1703 `Ali bin al-Mubark al-Dar`i Aug 1703 - Oct 1703 Santa`a bin Faris al-Fasi Oct 1703 - Feb/Mar 1704 Interregnum Feb/Mar 1704 - 24 Jun 1704 Mami al-Tazarkini (1st time) 9 Aug 1704 - 29 Aug 1704 Muhammad bin Sayyidi al-Fasi Oct 1704 - Jan 1705 Muhammad bin Muhammad Sayyidi (2nd time) Feb 1705 - Mar 1705 Yahya bin Muhammad al-Fishtani (2nd time) Apr 1705 - Jun 1705 `Abdallah bin Nasir al-Tilimsani (3rd time) Aug 1705 - Oct 1705 Sa`id bin Bu Ziyyan al-Khabbazi Oct 1705 - Mar 1707 Mami bin `Ali al-Tazarkini (2nd time) Apr 1707 - Aug 1707 al-Mubarak bin Muhammad al-Gharnati Aug 1707 - 25 Nov 1707 Nasr bin `Abdallah al-A`mashi Nov 1707 - Mar 1708 Interregnum 26 Mar 1708 - 30 May 1708 `Abdallah bin Nasir bin `Ali bin `Abdallah al-Tilimsani Sep 1708 - Nov 1708 `Ali bin Rahman al-Munabbih (1st time) Nov 1709 - Feb 1709 Interregnum 7 Feb 1709 - 7 Jul 1709 Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Tazarkani Aug 1709 - 12 Apr 1710 Ahmad Zenko bin al-Mubarak al-Dar`i Jul 1710 - Sep 1710 Yahya bin Muhammad al-Fishtani (3rd time) Sep 1710 - Mar 1711 Ba-Bakribn bin Muhammad Sayyidi Mar 1711 - Jun 1711 Yusuf bin `Abdallah al-Dar`i (2nd time) Sep 1711 - Feb 1712 `Abd al-Qadir bin `Ali al-Tazarkani Feb 1712 (4 days) `Abdallah al-Tilimsani (4th time) Feb 1712 - Apr 1712 `Ali bin al-Mubarak al-Dar`i 4 Jun 1712 - Sep 1712 Mansur bin Masud al-Za`ari (1st time) Sep 1712 - Apr 1713 Interregnum Jan 1713 - Apr 1713 Mami bin `Ali al-Tazarkini (3rd time) May 1713 - Aug 1713 `Ali bin Rahman al-Munabbih (2nd time) Aug 1713 - Jan 1714 `Abdallah bin al-Haj al-`Imrani (1st time) Jan 1714 - Feb 1714 `Ammar ibn Sa`ud Bokarna al-Sharqi Feb 1714 - Aug 1714 Ba-Haddu bin Yahya bin al-Mubarak al-Dar`i I (1st time) Oct 1714 - Jan 1715 `Abdallah bin al-Haj al-`Imrani (2nd time) Jan 1715 - Apr 1715 Ba-Haddu bin Yahya bin al-Mubarak al-Dar`i I (2nd time) Aug 1715 - Oct 1715 Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Tazarkini Jan 1716 - Mar 1716 `Ali bin Muhammad bin Shaykh `Ali al-Dar`i 17 Mar 1716 - Jun 1716 `Abdallah bin al-Haj al-`Imrani (3rd time) 5 Jul 1716 - 14 Oct 1719 Mansur bin Masud al-Za`ari (2nd time) 14 Oct 1719 - 7 Oct 1721 Ba-Haddu bin Yahya bin al-Mubarak al-Dar`i (3rd time) Oct 1721 - Mar 1722 `Abd al-Ghaffar al-Tazarkani 23 Mar 1722 - 14 Jul 1722 `Abdallah bin al-Haj al-`Imrani (4th time) 13 Nov 1722 - 21 Mar 1723 `Abdallah bin al-Haj al-`Imrani (5th time) Mar 1723 - Jun 1726 Interregnum 9 Jun 1726 - 18 Jul 1726 Mahmud bin Buya al-Shatuki 12 Sep 1726 - Jan 1727 `Abd al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Tazarkani Oct 1727 - 11 Nov 1727 `Abdallah bin al-Haj al-`Imrani (6th time) 19 Nov 1727 - 29 Jun 1728 Ba-Haddu bin Yahya bin al-Mubarak al-Dar`i (4th time) 14 Jul 1728 - 11 Aug 1729 Yusuf bin `Abdallah al-Dar`i (3rd time) Aug 1729 - Mar 1730 Interregnum 19 Mar 1730 - Jul 1730 `Abdallah bin al-Haj al-`Imrani (7th time) Jul 1730 - Sep 1732 Interregnum 18 Sep 1732 - 3 Nov 1732 Muhammad Bohhu bin Mansur al-Za`ari Nov 1732 - May 1733 Interregnum 28 May 1733 - Jun 1733 al-Hassani bin Ahmad al-Tazarkani 11 Nov 1733 Muhammad bin Ruh bin al-Mubarak al-Dar`i Nov 1733 - Nov 1734 Interregnum Nov 1734 - 23 Jan 1735 Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Tazarkani (1st time) 13 May 1735 - 2 Jul 1735 Sa`id bin `Ali al-Tazarkani (1st time) Jul 1735 - Mar 1736 Interregnum 16 Mar 1736 - 18 Jun 1736 Ahmad bin Sanibar al-Za`ari (1st time) 2 Jul 1736 - 3 Nov 1736 Sa`id bin `Ali al-Tazarkani (2nd time) Nov 1736 - Feb 1737 Interregnum 9 Feb 1737 - 23 May 1737 Ahmad bin Sanibar al-Za`ari (2nd time) 19 Sep 1737 - 11 Apr 1738 Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Tazarkani (2nd time) 21 Apr 1738 - 16 Jun 1738 al-Fa` Ibrahim bin Mansur bin Muhammad bin `Ali al-Mubarak al-Dar`i 18 Jun 1738 - 22 Aug 1738 Ahmad bin Mansur bin al-Mubarak al-Dar`i 2 Sep 1738 - 27 Oct 1738 al-Fa` Ibrahim bin Ahmad al-Tazarkani (1st time) 6 Nov 1738 - 22 Apr 1740 Sa`id bin Mansur Sanibar al-Za`ari (1st time) 22 Apr 1740 - 7 May 1740 Yahya bin Ahmad bin `Ali al-Tazarkani 6 Aug 1740 - 10 Dec 1740 Baba Sa`id bin Ahmad Zenko al-Dar`i (1st time) Dec 1740 - Feb 1741 Interregnum Feb 1741 al-Fa` Ibrahim bin Ahmad al-Tazarkani (2nd time) 6 Mar 1741 - 1 Jun 1741 al-Hassan bin Muhammad al-`Amri 4 Jun 1741 - 24 Oct 1741 Sa`id bin Mansur Sanibar al-Za`ari (2nd time) 2 Nov 1741 - 16 Jun 1742 Sa`id bin Mansur Sanibar al-Za`ari (3rd time) 21 Jun 1742 - 31 Aug 1742 Sa`id bin Ahmad al-Tazarkani (1st time) 18 Sep 1742 - 3 Nov 1742 Sa`id bin Ahmad al-Tazarkani (2nd time) Nov 1742 - Dec 1743 Interregnum 1 Dec 1743 - 22 Apr 1745 Sa`id bin Mansur Sanibar al-Za`ari (4th time) 22 May 1745 - 15 Sep 1745 Baba Sa`id bin Ahmad Zenko al-Dar`i (2nd time) 15 Apr 1746 - 19 Apr 1746 al-Fa` Mahmud bin Buya al-Shatuki Apr 1746 - Mar 1748 Interregnum 6 Mar 1748 - 27 Jul 1748 `Abd al-Ghaffar bin Usama al-Tazarkani 30 Oct 1748 - 22 Dec 1748 Abu Bakr bin Mansur bin al-Mubarak al-Dar`i (1st time) Dec 1748 - Jan 1750 Interregnum 19 Jan 1750 - 29 Nov 1750 Abu Bakr bin Mansur bin al-Mubarak al-Dar`i (2nd time) Nov 1750 - Jan 1753 Interregnum Jan 1753 - Oct 1753 Sa`id bin Ahmad al-Tazarkani (2nd time) Oct 1753 - May 1757 Interregnum May 1757 - Jun 1757 `Ali bin `Ahd al-Rauf bin Shaykh `Ali Jun 1757 - Aug 1758 Interregnum Aug 1758 - Dec 1758 `Ali bin Ammar bin Sa`ud Bokarna Dec 1758 - Mar 1761 Interregnum Mar 1761-Apr 1761(10 days) `Abd al-Ghaffar bin Usama al-Tazarkani Apr 1761 - Mar 1762 Ba-Haddu bin Abukr bin al-Mubarak (1st time) Mar 1762 - Sep 1765 Interregnum Sep 1765 - Jan 1766 Ali ben Mansur al-Tazarkani Jan 1766 - Feb 1767 Interregnum Feb 1767 - Mar 1775 Ba-Haddu bin Abukr bin al-Mubarak (2nd time) Mar 1775 - May 1794 Interregnum May 1794 - Apr 1795 Al-Mustaf bin `Abd al-Ghaffar Tazarkani Jul 1795 - Jun 1796 Abu Bakr bin Ahmad bin Mansur al-Dar`i (1st time) Jun 1796 - 1815 Interregnum Jun 1815 Abu Bakr bin Ahmad bin Mansur al-Dar`i (2nd time) 1815 - 1825 Muhammad bin Abu Bakr bin Ahmad Sep 1825 - Oct 1833 `Uthman bin Abu Bakr bin Ahmad bin Mansur
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