War-Dyabe (Arabic: وار ذياب بن ربيس) or War Jabi (Arabic: وار جابي), also known as: War Jaabi or War-Dyabe, was the first Muslim king of Tekrur in the...

and king of the Sudan who troops fought in al-Andalus.: 65  In 1035 king War Jabi introduced Sharia law, becoming the first ruler to officially adopt Islamic...

persecution of the Serer people dates back to the 11th century when King War Jabi usurped the throne of Tekrur (part of present-day Senegal) in 1030, and...

Islam's influence in the area began with the conversion of King of Takrur, War Jabi in 1040, likely as a result of the Trans-Saharan trade between North and...

prince of Takrur, was a member of a powerful clan descending from War Jabi, also known as War Jaay, the first Takrur king to adopt Islam. His supposed role...

persecution of the Serer people dates back to the 11th century, when King War Jabi usurped the throne of Tekrur (a part of present-day Senegal) in 1030, and...

Senegal). 1030: War Jabi usurped the throne of Takrur following a revolution and made himself King of Takrur. 1035: Around this time, War Jabi the revolutionist...

refusing to abandon Serer religion in favour of Islam. In 1030, the usurper War Jabi invited the Muslim Almoravid Abdullah ibn Yasin to Takrur and converted...

and take away their women and belongings. 1035: Under attacks by King War Jabi, his Almoravid allies and many other African Muslims, the Serer community...

confused with the Serers of Takrur—who were affected by the jihadic wars of King War Jabi and his allies. As common in the Senegambia region and in many African...