El Hadj Umar Tall

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1861

Every event in Historedia whose sources name El Hadj Umar Tall, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. El Hadj Umar Tall seizes Ségou and destroys the Bamana Empire

   1861

   Role: Toucouleur Islamic scholar and military commander

   1. 1March 10, 1861 · SégouConquest of Ségou

      El Hadj Umar Tall conquered Ségou on March 10, 1861, ending the centralized Bamana Empire.

Sources

1. Omar Saidou Tall Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
2. Ségou Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29