Editing History of Mali (section)

=== Bambara Empire or the Kingdom of Segou ===
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[[Image: Mali historic places.PNG|thumb|Places which were under the control of the Bambara Empire]]
The Bambara Empire existed as a centralized state from 1712 to 1861. It was based at [[Ségou]] and Timbuktu (also seen as Segu), and ruled parts of central and southern Mali. It existed until El Hadj [[Umar Tall]], a [[Toucouleur people|Toucouleur]] conqueror swept across West Africa from [[Futa Tooro]]. Umar Tall's mujahideen readily defeated the Bambara, seizing Ségou itself on March 10, 1861, and declaring an end to the empire.