page_title: Torodbe
section_title: Jallon
hierarchical_section_title: Torodbe / Senegambia / Jallon
caption_attribution_description: English: I made this, using the commons' en:Image:Africa_map_blank.svg as a template. Shows the major Fula / Fulani /Peul Jihad states of West Africa, circa 1830, prior to the rise of Umar Tall.
context_page_description: The Torodbe were Muslim clerics who were active in the Western Sudan region of Africa from the 17th century. Their teachings in part inspired the series of jihads that the Fulbe launched at that time.
context_section_description: The Torodbe influenced the Fulbe of the Futa Jallon, their kinsmen, in embracing a more militant form of Islam.
  A jihad was launched in the Futa Jallon around 1726 or 1727.
  The movement was primarily religious, and its leaders included both Mandé and Fulbe marabouts.  
  Karamokho Alfa was elected leader of the jihad.
  He took the title almami, or "the Imam".
  Under his leadership the Imamate of Futa Jallon became the first Muslim state to be founded by the Fulbe.
  In 1751 Ibrahim Sori succeeded Karamokho Alfa.  After many years of conflict, Ibrahim Sori achieved a decisive victory in 1776 that consolidated the power of the Fulbe state. The jihad had achieved its goals and Ibrahim Sori assumed the title of almami.
caption: The major Fulbe Jihad states of West Africa, circa 1830.  Bundu lay between Toro and Jallon.
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