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War Jabi

d. c. 1040 · 11th century · Also known as War Jaabi

War Jabi was a ruler of Takrur in the middle Senegal valley and one of the first West African kings to adopt Islam, according to the geographer al-Bakri. He imposed Islamic law on his subjects, and his son Labi fought alongside the Almoravids against the Gudala in 1056.

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Kingdom of Takrur

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