In the 19th century, it was the capital of the Fula empire of Massina. Founded around 1820 by Seku Amadu. On March 16, 1862, the town fell to the Toucouleur conqueror El Hadj Umar Tall after three major battles that claimed over 70,000 lives. Umar Tall destroyed the city, marking the effective end of the Massina Empire.
The ruins of the abandoned town are located 21 km southeast of Mopti, at a site lying to the east of the Bani River and to the west of the Bandiagara plateau.[1] The town was encircled by sun-dried mudbrick walls and covered an area of 244 hectares (604 acres). The town walls and some of the street layout are clearly visible on satellite images provided by Google. The mosque and Seku Amadu’s palace were located side by side in the centre of the town. They were also constructed of sun-dried bricks, except for the enclosing walls of the palace, which were of stone. The mosque has been rebuilt and reopened in 2004.[2]
Referencesedit
^Huysecom, Eric (1991). "Preliminary report on excavations at Hamdallahi, inland Niger Delta of Mali (February/March and October/November 1989)". Nyame Akuma. 35: 24–28. The link is to a pdf containing the whole issue. Need to scroll down to page 24 for article.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. In French.
Further readingedit
Brown, William A. (1968), "Toward a chronology for the Caliphate of Hamdullahi (Māsina)", Cahiers d'études africaines, 8 (31): 428–434, doi:10.3406/cea.1968.3136.
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hamdullahi, arabic, حمد, الله, also, hamdallahi, hamdallaye, from, arabic, praise, town, mopti, region, mali, site, townحمد, اللهname, transcription, arabicحمد, الله, frenchhamdallaye, maasina, fulfuldehamdallaay, اي, koyra, chiinihamdallaay, اي, location, wit. Hamdullahi Arabic حمد الله also Hamdallahi or Hamdallaye From the Arabic Praise to God is a town in the Mopti Region of Mali HamdullahiSite of townحمد اللهName transcription s Arabicحمد الله FrenchHamdallaye Maasina Fulfuldehamdallaay ح م د ل اي Koyra Chiinihamdallaay ح م د ل اي HamdullahiLocation within modern MaliCoordinates 14 19 52 N 4 05 45 W 14 33111 N 4 09583 W 14 33111 4 09583Country Mali In the 19th century it was the capital of the Fula empire of Massina Founded around 1820 by Seku Amadu On March 16 1862 the town fell to the Toucouleur conqueror El Hadj Umar Tall after three major battles that claimed over 70 000 lives Umar Tall destroyed the city marking the effective end of the Massina Empire The ruins of the abandoned town are located 21 km southeast of Mopti at a site lying to the east of the Bani River and to the west of the Bandiagara plateau 1 The town was encircled by sun dried mudbrick walls and covered an area of 244 hectares 604 acres The town walls and some of the street layout are clearly visible on satellite images provided by Google The mosque and Seku Amadu s palace were located side by side in the centre of the town They were also constructed of sun dried bricks except for the enclosing walls of the palace which were of stone The mosque has been rebuilt and reopened in 2004 2 References edit Huysecom Eric 1991 Preliminary report on excavations at Hamdallahi inland Niger Delta of Mali February March and October November 1989 Nyame Akuma 35 24 28 The link is to a pdf containing the whole issue Need to scroll down to page 24 for article Communique issued by Council of Ministers of the Republic of Mali on 25 July 2007 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 22 July 2011 In French Further reading editBrown William A 1968 Toward a chronology for the Caliphate of Hamdullahi Masina Cahiers d etudes africaines 8 31 428 434 doi 10 3406 cea 1968 3136 nbsp nbsp This African history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hamdullahi amp oldid 1216561789, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
