War Jabi
War Jabi or War Jaabi or War-Dyabe or War-Dyabe ibn Rabis or War-Ndyay, was the first Muslim king of Tekrur in the 1030s. He converted to Islam and forced his subjects into Islam[citation needed]. Tekrur as a result of his reign expanded into the South as his State sanctioned Sharia.[1][2]
He died in 1040/1, succeeded by his son Labi.[3]
See Also
Sources
- Barry, Boubacar. Senegambia and the Atlantic slave trade, (Cambridge: University Press, 1998) p. 6
- Clark, Andrew F. and Lucie Colvin Phillips. Historical Dictionary of Senegal: Second Edition, (Metuchen, New Jersey: Scrarecrow Press, 1994) p. 265
Notes
- ^ http://www.accessgambia.com/information/futa-toro.html Accessing Gambia - Futa Toro
- ^ http://www.africankingdoms.com African Kingdoms
- ^ Levtzion, Nehemia (1973). Ancient Ghana and Mali. New York: Methuen & Co Ltd. p. 44,183. ISBN 0841904316.