Africa and its inhabitants . uropian tactics enabled Samory to hold out against the French till the year1898, when he was finally overthrown, and his territory incorporated in FrenchSudan. A like fate has overtaken the Toucouleur empire, below the French pro-tectorate on the left bank of the Niger, which was founded in 1850 by thepilgrim Omar, who after overrunning the Jallonke country, received u first 290 WEST APEICA. serious check at the French station of Medina in 1857. But although defeatedon the Senegal, Omar was still victorious on the Niger, reducing Kaarta andBele-dug

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Africa and its inhabitants . uropian tactics enabled Samory to hold out against the French till the year1898, when he was finally overthrown, and his territory incorporated in FrenchSudan. A like fate has overtaken the Toucouleur empire, below the French pro-tectorate on the left bank of the Niger, which was founded in 1850 by thepilgrim Omar, who after overrunning the Jallonke country, received u first 290 WEST APEICA. serious check at the French station of Medina in 1857. But although defeatedon the Senegal, Omar was still victorious on the Niger, reducing Kaarta andBele-dugu, and advancing through Segu and Massina to Tinibulvtu. After hisdeath family dissensions, followed by the revolt of the oppressed Bambaras andMandingans, brought about the dismemberment of the state, which was brokeninto detached fragments by the advance of the French to the Niger. The Fig. 132.—Inhabitants of the Uppek 1; 10,000,000. TIMBOKTU ^. ^ A Nicro Bakuinit 3 -^ 6aS5il(ounou Gowmbou Yoarou ,, ,r^^°^^. pTenqrera-,

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