Person

Xavier Coppolani

1866–1905 · 19th century

Xavier Coppolani was a Corsican-born French colonial administrator and scholar of Islamic brotherhoods. From 1902 he pursued a policy of peaceful penetration in Mauritania, using alliances with religious leaders to bring the emirates of Trarza and Brakna under French protection, until he was assassinated at Tidjikja in 1905.

Xavier Coppolani
Image: Agence Rol · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 3 state histories

Emirate of BraknaEmirate of TagantFrench Mauritania

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Xavier Coppolani. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/xavier-coppolani
MLA
“Xavier Coppolani.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/xavier-coppolani. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Xavier Coppolani.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/xavier-coppolani.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Xavier Coppolani’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/xavier-coppolani (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻