Koli Tenguella
| Koli Tenguella | |
|---|---|
Denianke dynasty | |
| Father | Tenguella |
| Mother | Nana Keita |
| Religion | Traditional African |
Koli Tenguella (also referred to as Koli Tenguella Bâ/Bah, Koli Tengella Jaaje Baa and Koli Pullo) (r. 1512–1537) was a
Family
Koli was the son of Tenguella, who led a regional conflict against the Mali Empire and Songhai Empire. His mother, Nana Keita, is said in traditional histories to be descended from Sundiata Keita.[2]
In Futa Jallon
Tenguella raised the Fula, who lived all across the region, against the existing empires. As part of this effort, he sent Koli south to raise the Fula of
From his base in the mountains, Koli attacked the kingdoms of
Reign
Koli assumed leadership when his father was killed by the Songhai during an invasion of the Kingdom of Diarra in 1512. There are two conflicting accounts of Koli's whereabouts when he took power.[8]: 180 In one telling, his father had left him in Futa Djallon while invading Diarra, then when he learned of his father's death Koli recruited a large multiethnic army and headed north.[9] The alternative version has Koli accompanying his father and leading the army back to Futa Toro in the wake of the defeat against the Songhai.[10][11]
Koli's base in Futa Jallon soon came under Malian pressure and this, along with a famine, drove him to leave the mountains.
Legacy
Koli Tenguella is a well-known subject of oral histories in Senegambia.[8]: 180 He is the ancestor of the royal and noble dynasty of Déniyankobés, the Bâ genealogy to which also belong to the Koli clans Teghéla, Rella, Dianga, Soulé, Diye, Waranka, as well as those of Sanghé Lobaly, Waly and Sinthiane Padalal.[citation needed] The dynasty was named after Dena, Koli's home in Futa Jallon.[15]
The Sonko family, a royal clan from the
Bibliography
Sources
- Kane, Oumar (2004). La première hégémonie peule. Le Fuuta Tooro de Koli Teηella à Almaami Abdul. Paris: Karthala. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- Kane, Oumar (2021). "La Formation du Royaume Jaalalo du Kingi par Tenghella". In Fall, Mamadou; Fall, Rokhaya; Mane, Mamadou (eds.). Bipolarisation du Senegal du XVIe - XVIIe siecle (in French). Dakar: HGS Editions. pp. 42–92.
References
- ^ a b Kane 2021, pp. 54.
- ^ Mohamed Bachir Diop, Koli Tenguella Ba, venu du Mali, crée le premier royaume Peul dans le Fouta Toro, Le Devoir, Coin d'histoire, June 11th 2023
- ^ Kane 2021, pp. 72.
- ^ Kane 2021, pp. 62–3.
- ^ "Télimélé : la grotte de Guémé Sangan, ancien habitat de Koly Tenguela, à l'abandon". Guinee Matin. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Kane 2004, pp. 133.
- ^ Kane 2021, pp. 70–1.
- ^ a b c Niane, Djibril Tamsir, ed. (2000). General History of Africa vol. IV: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century. Paris, France: UNESCO Publishing.
- ^ Niane, Djibril Tamsir (2005). "Mali Empire: Decline, Fifteenth Century". In Shillington, Kevin (ed.). Encyclopedia of African History. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 921–922.
- ^ ISBN 9781139054577. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Kane 2004, pp. 127.
- ^ Kane 2004, pp. 145.
- ^ Kane 2004, pp. 156.
- ^ Kane 2004, pp. 153.
- ^ Kane 2021, pp. 62.
- ^ Wright, Donald R. “Koli Tengela in Sonko Traditions of Origin: An Example of the Process of Change in Mandinka Oral Tradition.” History in Africa, vol. 5, 1978, pp. 257–71. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3171489. Accessed 11 June 2023.