10 Facts About Toucouleur people

The Toucouleur people were Islamized in the 11th century; their early and strong Islamic heritage, which is seen as a defining feature, is a "matter of great pride for them".

The Toucouleur people are traditionally sedentary, settled primarily in the Senegal River valley, with farming, fishing and raising cattle as their main activities.

The Toucouleur people society has been patrilineal, polygynous and with high social stratification that included slavery and caste system.

Toucouleur people have long inhabited the Senegal River area, with roots of an organized Tekrur kingdom tracing back to the 5th century.

Toucouleur people obtained weapons from Europe, then mobilized the Toucouleur to pursue an Islamic holy war in 1854 against the non-Muslim ethnic groups and those Muslims who had strayed.

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The Toucouleur people Empire grew and extended from Senegal to much of Mali over the next ten years.

Culturally, the Toucouleur differ from other Fula people by the sedentary nature of their society.

Toucouleur people society is patriarchal and divided into strict and rigid caste hierarchies.

Highest status among the five Toucouleur people castes is of the aristocratic leaders and Islamic scholars called Torobe.

The Toucouleur people castes have been endogamous, segregated and intermarriage has been rare.