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Ngolo Diarra
Ngolo Diarra was a former war captive who rose to command the tonjon, the slave army of the Bamana Empire of Ségou on the middle Niger. In 1766 he seized the throne and founded the Diarra dynasty, which ruled until the conquest by Umar Tall in 1861. He restored order after years of civil war and extended Ségou's power towards Timbuktu.
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