Omar Tall was born about 1794 in Halwar in the Imamate of Futa Toro (present-day Senegal), the tenth of twelve children. His father was Saidou Tall,...

Moroccan footballer Omar Sahnoun (1955–1980), French footballer Omar Saidou Tall (c. 1796–1865), 19th century West African political leader Omar Sakr (born 1989)...

They founded the vast Toucouleur Empire in the 19th century under Omar Saidou Tall who led a religious war against the neighboring ethnic groups and the...

al-Ḥāfiẓ's disciple Sidi Mawlūd Vāl initiated the 19th-century Fulɓe leader Omar Saidou Tall and the Fulɓe cleric ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Nāqil from Futa Jalon (now Guinea)...

the empire had fallen into decline and was ultimately destroyed by Omar Saidou Tall of Toucouleur. The Massina Empire was one of the most organized theocratic...

Islam became "a rallying point for African resistance to the French". Omar Saidou Tall first created a Tijani brotherhood in West Africa after he was initiated...

of the Senegal River in present-day Mali. The Toucouleur forces of Omar Saidou Tall unsuccessfully besieged native and French colonial troops commanded...

including those of Seku Amadu, founder of the Massina Empire and Omar Saidou Tall, founder of the Toucouleur Empire, who married one of ɗan Fodio's granddaughters...

of Diarra, Biranté Karounga Diawara, was captured and executed by Omar Saidou Tall on May 31, 1860. The Arab scholar and traveller Yaqut al-Hamawi described...

Popenguine-Ndayane. According to legend - told by tourist guides - El Hadj Omar Tall (Omar Saidou Tall), founded the Toucouleurs Empire. He came to this village and...