5025 x 3350 px | 42,5 x 28,4 cm | 16,8 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
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Illustrated travels a record of discovery geography and adventure edited by h w bates assistant secretary of the royal geographical society with engravings from original drawings by celebrated artists cassell petter and & galpin London paris new york. The city prospered after Biton Mamary Coulibaly became king in 1712 and founded the Ségou (or Bamana) Empire. The empire gradually declined and was conquered by El Hadj Umar Tall's Toucouleur Empire in 1861 (see battle of Segou), then by the French Army Colonel Louis Archinard in 1892. Segou has contested origins. Some claim that the word Segou come from “Sikoro, ” meaning to the foot of a shea butter tree. Others argue that it was named after Cheikou, a marabout who founded the city, while other theories support the claim that Segou was founded by the Bozo fishermen coming from the north, who established their villages along the Niger River. The eleventh century CE saw an influx of the Soninke who were trying to escape from the expansion of the Ghana Empire, with Mandinga populations following. It is believed that it Kaladjan Koulibaly, founder of the Bambara Kingdom's Koulibaly dynasty established the first sedentary villages here at his time. The later Diarra dynasty moved the capital of the Bambara Kingdom to Segou. In 1860, El Hadj Oumar Tall conquered the city and influenced the population to become Muslim. El Hadj Oumar Tall gave control of Segou to his son and successor Ahmadu, who ruled until 1890. The French colonial army invaded during the 1890s made Segou the administrative center for the Office du Niger which was created in 1932 Segou town has two architectural styles. The first style is the French colonial style, the second is traditional architecture; Sudanese and neo-Sudanese. The Sudanese style influenced public building and important residences. Monuments and great mosques are also built according to this style. Many of Segou's kings built imposing palaces in the cities over which they ruled.
