Polity Emirate of Trarza

This article is about the specific polity Emirate of Trarza and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a precolonial confederation in modern-day Mauritania founded in 1640. After the Franco-Trarzan War it became a French protectorate.

Establishment

  • January 1641: Foundation of the Emirate of Trarza.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1826: Franco-Trarzan War of 1825: the French expanded their influence to the north of the Senegal River.