Shaikh Amadou Ba

Amadou Cheikhou Ba
Mahdi
Bornc. 1830
Ouro-Madiou, Imamate of Futa Toro
DiedFebruary 11 1875
Diaye-Diorde, Cayor
FatherHame Ba
ReligionIslam

Shaikh Amadou Ba (also spelled Shaixu Amadu, or known as Amadu Mahdiyu) was a powerful Tijani prophetic leader in what is now northern Senegal, active from 1868 to 1875. At the peak of his power he controlled several pre-colonial states, before being defeated and killed.

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