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Char Bouba war

1673–1677 · 17th century · Also known as Shurbubba

The Char Bouba war was a conflict in south-western Mauritania between the Berber Zawaya scholarly tribes, led by the reforming imam Nasir al-Din, and Hassani Arab warrior groups. The Hassani won by about 1677. The outcome fixed a lasting division of society into warrior and scholarly classes and led to the rise of the emirates of Trarza and Brakna.

Char Bouba war
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Imamate of Nasir al-Din

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