Karamokho Ba
Diakhanke marabout in the 18th century
About Karamokho Ba
Lived 1729 – 1824 (aged 94–95).
Salim Karamba Diabi-Gassama, better known as Karamokho Ba, was an 18th-century Jakhanke marabout and religious scholar who founded the important scholarly center of Touba in Guinea.
Life Karamokho Ba was born in the village of Dide, in what is now the Bala commune in Senegal. He was descended from a companion of Al-Hajj Salim Suwari. He founded Touba, on the main axis between the Imamate of Futa Jallon and Kaabu, in 1815. His students later spread all over the region, as far as Badibu.
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Who was Karamokho Ba?
diakhanke marabout in the 18th century
When was Karamokho Ba born?
Karamokho Ba was born in 1729.
When did Karamokho Ba die?
Karamokho Ba died in 1824.
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