Fouta Djallon of AFRICA

The Imamate of Futa Jallon (also Fouta Djallon^[a]) was a West African theocratic state based in the Futa Jallon highlands of modernGuinea. The state was founded around 1727 by a Fulani jihad, and became part of the French colonial empire in 1896.

[edit]The Futa Jallon area was settled by the semi-nomadic Fula or Fulani people (Fulɓe in their language) over successive generations between 13th and 16th centuries. Initially they were a traditionalist people called Pulli or Pular, from which the language derives its name. In the 16th century an influx of Muslim Fulɓe from the Macina area of Mali changed the fabric of Fula society.Origin

As in the Imamate of Futa Toro, the Muslim and traditionalist Fulɓe of Fuuta Jallonke lived side-by-side. Then, according to traditional accounts, a 17th century holy war erupted. In 1725, the Muslim Fulɓe took complete control of Futa Jallon after the battle of Talansan and set up the first of many Fula theocratic states to come. Alfa Ibrahim was appointed commander of the Faithful and first Almami of the Imamate of Futa Jalon. He died in 1751 and was succeeded by Ibrahim Sori, who consolidated the power of the Islamic state. Futa Jallon's theocratic model would later inspire the Fula state of Futa Tor