Almami of the Wassoulou Empire

Target entity: Almami of the Wassoulou Empire
Context triple: [Samori Touré, positionHeld, Almami of the Wassoulou Empire]

• A. Imamate of Futa Jallon
  The Imamate of Futa Jallon was an 18th–19th century Islamic theocratic state established by Fulani jihad leaders in the highlands of what is now Guinea, becoming a major center of West African Muslim scholarship and politics.
• B. Imamate of Futa Toro
  The Imamate of Futa Toro was an 18th–19th century Islamic theocratic state in the Senegal River valley, founded by Fulani Muslim reformers and ruled by an almamy (imam) who combined religious and political authority.
• C. Wadai Sultanate
  The Wadai Sultanate was a powerful pre-colonial Islamic kingdom in central Africa, centered in what is now eastern Chad, that dominated regional trade and politics from the early modern period until French conquest in the early 20th century.
• D. Bambara Empire
  The Bambara Empire was a powerful 17th–19th century West African state centered in present-day Mali, known for its military expansion, vibrant trade, and rich Bambara cultural traditions.
• E. Sokoto Caliphate
  The Sokoto Caliphate was a powerful 19th-century Islamic empire in West Africa that became a major center of Islamic learning, governance, and trade.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Almami of the Wassoulou Empire
Target entity description: The Almami of the Wassoulou Empire was the Islamic ruler and military leader of Samori Touré’s 19th-century West African state, which resisted French colonial expansion.

• A. Imamate of Futa Jallon
  The Imamate of Futa Jallon was an 18th–19th century Islamic theocratic state established by Fulani jihad leaders in the highlands of what is now Guinea, becoming a major center of West African Muslim scholarship and politics.
• B. Imamate of Futa Toro
  The Imamate of Futa Toro was an 18th–19th century Islamic theocratic state in the Senegal River valley, founded by Fulani Muslim reformers and ruled by an almamy (imam) who combined religious and political authority.
• C. Wadai Sultanate
  The Wadai Sultanate was a powerful pre-colonial Islamic kingdom in central Africa, centered in what is now eastern Chad, that dominated regional trade and politics from the early modern period until French conquest in the early 20th century.
• D. Bambara Empire
  The Bambara Empire was a powerful 17th–19th century West African state centered in present-day Mali, known for its military expansion, vibrant trade, and rich Bambara cultural traditions.
• E. Sokoto Caliphate
  The Sokoto Caliphate was a powerful 19th-century Islamic empire in West Africa that became a major center of Islamic learning, governance, and trade.
• F. None of above. chosen