Takrur
Takrur | |||||||||
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| Capital | Tumbere Jiinge (Dya'ogo, Manna dynasties), Taaga (Laam Taga), Hoorewendu (Laam Termess) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Serer, Fula, Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam (Official) Serer religion | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Takruri, Takarir | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
• 1030s | War Jabi | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
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Takrur, Tekrur or Tekrour (c. 500 – c. 1456) was a state based in the Senegal River in modern day Senegal which was at its height in the 11th and 12th centuries, roughly parallel to the Ghana Empire. It lasted in some form into the 18th century.