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Al-Hajj 'Umar Tal captures Timbuktu and establishes the Tukulor empire

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Domains

  • Invasion, conquest and annexation

Dates

  • Date of occurrence 1863

Places

  • Mali (Location)

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5059 Al-Hajj 'Umar Tal captures Timbuktu and establishes the Tukulor empire 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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