Samori Ture vs Sekou Amadou

Samori Ture's forces defeated a French column near Kankan, marking the beginning of the Mandinka resistance against French colonial expansion in West Africa. This victory established Samori as a major military leader and delayed French control over the region.

Samori Ture signed a treaty with France establishing the Niger River as the boundary between his Wassoulou Empire and French territories. The treaty temporarily halted French advances but was later violated by the French, leading to renewed conflict.

Facing superior French forces, Samori Ture ordered a systematic scorched earth retreat eastward from his capital Bissandougou. His army destroyed villages and crops to deny resources to the French, relocating the empire's center to the Kong region.

French forces captured Samori Ture near Gu

Sekou Amadou led a Fulani jihad against the Bambara kingdom of Segou, establishing the Macina Empire in the Inner Niger Delta. He created a theocratic state based on Islamic law, with its capital at Hamdullahi.

Sekou Amadou implemented a comprehensive legal code based on Maliki jurisprudence, governing all aspects of life in the Macina Empire. This code standardized justice, taxation, and social practices, creating one of West Africa's most organized Islamic states.

Sekou Amadou founded the city of Hamdullahi as the capital of the Macina Empire. The city became a center of Islamic learning and administration, with a large mosque and schools attracting scholars from across the region.

Sekou Amadou's forces conquered the Bambara kingdom of Segou and extended Macina's control over the Niger River valley. This expansion brought the empire to its greatest territorial extent, dominating the region's trade routes.