Person

Malik Sy

c. 1637–1699 · 17th century

Malik Sy was a Torodbe Muslim cleric from Futa Toro who founded the state of Bundu in the upper Senegal valley around 1690. He obtained land from the ruler of Gajaaga and attracted settlers to his religious community, ruling with the title almamy. Bundu became one of the first of the Muslim theocratic states of West Africa.

Malik Sy
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Kingdom of Bundu

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