Lebi ibn War Jabi

Lebi ibn War Jabi
Manna Dynasty
Reign	1041-??
Predecessor	War Jabi
House	Manna Dynasty
Father	War Jabi
Religion	Islam

Lebi ibn War Jabi, or Labbi, ^[1] was the second Muslim ruler of Takrur, and son of War Jabi.

Background

Lebi ibn War Jabi was the son of War Jabi and member of the Manna Dynasty of Takrur. He inherited the throne following his father's death in 1041. ^[2]

Reign

Following in the steps of his father he continued to promote Islam. He would go on to start an alliance with the newly established Almoravid dynasty, then under Yahya ibn Umar al-Lamtuni, due to religious reasons, and to counter the power of the Ghana Empire. ^[3] He fought alongside Yahya ibn Umar al-Lamtuni in 1056 at the Battle of Tabfarilla in which the Almoravid ruler would lose his life. ^[4]

Expansion

Goldmines of the Bambuk region becoming contested and the salt mines of Awlil falling under his control. ^[5]

Sources

1. Gomez, Michael Angelo (2018). African dominion: a new history of empire in early and medieval West Africa. Princeton (N. J.): Princeton university press. p. 37. ISBN   978-0-691-17742-7.
2. Trimingham, Spencer J. (1970). A History of Islam in West Africa. Oxford University Press. p. 29.
3. Levtsiyon, Neḥemyah; Levtsiyon, Neḥemyah (1973). Ancient Ghana and Mali. Studies in African history (1. publ ed.). London: Methuen. p. 44. ISBN   978-0-416-75830-6.
4. Kane, Oumar (2004). La première hégémonie peule: le Fuuta Tooro de Koli Tenella à Almaami Abdul. Hommes et sociétés. Paris: Karthala [u.a.] p. 65. ISBN   978-2-84586-521-1.
5. Cartwright, Mark (2019). "The Salt Trade of Ancient West Africa". World History Encyclopedia.