Tombouctou, 1591. À la croisée des migrations en Afrique

Abstract

In 1591, a Moroccan army was sent by Sultan Aḥmad al-Manṣūr to conquer the city of Timbuktu. This army was composed of renegades, Andalusian refugees, and Moroccan soldiers from the Dra’a and Fez. These men and their descendants established a new order in the city, modifying its social structure and its architecture. Timbuktu was then at the crossroads of migrations: a terminus for some, a point of departure for others fleeing the Moroccan invasion. The capture of Timbuktu was the result of and the starting point for profound changes in Africa in the modern era.

Keywords

• réfugiés
• renégats
• andalous
• urbanisme
• armes à feu