Mauritanian traditional polities (original) (raw)

Rulers: Mauritania

Note: This record covers the four principal tribal confederations.

Adrar

Emirs _- Awlad Yahya ibn Uthman dynasty -_ ... - ... Uthman wuld Fadil ... - ... Sidi Ahmad wuld Uthman "wuld Ayda" ... - ... Muhammad wuld Uthman ... - 1871 Ahmad wuld Sidi Ahmad 1871 - 1891 Sidi Ahmad wuld Muhammad "wuld Ayda" 1891 - 1899 Mukhtar Ahmad wuld Sidi Ahmad 1899 - 1909 Shaykh al-Hasana 1909 - 1913 Sidi Ahmad wuld Ahmad Ayda (1st time) 1913 - 19.. vacant 19.. - Mar 1932 Sidi Ahmad wuld Ahmad Ayda (2nd time)

Brakna

bf.1600                Brakna confederation founded by Awlad `Abd Allah
                       lineage of Awlad Hassan dynasty
 _c._1790                Awlad Siyad lineage replaces Awlad `Abd Allah

18 Oct 1904 emir's authority derecognized by French authorities 6 May 1912 emir's authority nominally restored

Emirs - Awlad Hassan dynasty, Awlad Siyad lineage - 1766 - 1800 Muhammad wuld Mukhtar (b. ... - d. 1800) 1800 - Jan 1818 Sidi Ali wuld Mukhtar (b. ... - d. 1818) Jan 1818 - 1841 Ahmad wuld Sidi Ali I (b. ... - d. 1841) 1841 - 1843 Sidi Mukhtar wuld Sidi Muhammad (b. ... - d. 1893) later jointly with 1842 - 1851 Muhammad al-Rajal wuld Mukhtar 1851 - Dec 1858 Sidi Muhammad wuld Muhammad (b. ... - d. 1858) Dec 1858 - 1893 Sidi Ali wuld Ahmad 1893 - Dec 1903 Ahmad wuld Sidi Ali II Dec 1903 - 18 Oct 1904 Muhammad wuld Muhammad Dec 1903 - 28 Oct 1910 Shaykh Mahl Aynin (in rebellion) (b. 1840 - d. 1910) - al-Qalqami dynasty - 6 May 1912 - 1919 Ahmad al-Hayba wuld Muhammad (b. _c._1870 - d. 1919) (in rebellion from 28 Oct 1910) 1919 Talib Hiyar 1919 - 7 Apr 1934 Muhammad al-Mustafa Murabbih Rabbuh wuld Muhammad

Taganit

 _c._1580                Taganit confederation founded by Idaw `Ish dynasty
   1820                dynasty split into Abakak and Shratit lineages

Emirs _- Idaw Ish dynasty -_ 1785 - 1820 Muhammad al-Bakr ibn Muhammad Shayn _- (1) Abakak lineage -_ 1820 - 1831 Suwaydi Ahmad 1831 - 1836 Muhammad Shayn 1836 - 1 Apr 1905 Bakkar ibn Suwaydi Ahmad (b. ... - d. 1905) 1 Apr 1905 - 1905 Uthman ibn Bakkar 1905 - Aug 1918 vacant Aug 1918 - 1948* Abd ar-Rahman ibn Bakkar ... - Feb 2003 Uthman ibn Abd ar-Rahman = Ethmane Ould Abderrahmane (b. ... - d. 2003) Feb 2003 - Muhammad ibn Abd ar-Rahman = Mohamed Ould Abderrahmane (b. 1926) - (2) Shratit lineage - 1820 - 18.. Mukhtar ibn Muhammad al-Bakr 18.. - 18.. Ahmad Daya 1860 Rasul

Trarza

 _c._1640                Trarza confederation founded

Emirs - Awlad Hassan dynasty, Awlad Ahmad wuld Daman lineage - 1795 - 1800 Umar wuld Mukhtar "wuld Kumba" 1800 - 1827 Umar wuld Mukhtar [distinct from preceding] 1827 - 1860 Muhammad wuld Umar al-Habib (b. ... - d. 1860) 1860 - Jul 1871 Sidi Mubayrika wuld Muhammad (b. ... - d. 1871) Jul 1871 - 1873 Ahmad Salum wuld Umar (b. ... - d. 1873) 1873 - Oct 1886 Ali Dyombot wuld Muhammad (b. ... - d. 1886) Oct 1886 - Dec 1886 Muhammad Fadil wuld Ali (b. ... - d. 1886) Dec 1886 - 1893 Umar Salum wuld Umar (b. ... - d. 1893) 1893 - 18 Apr 1905 Ahmad Salum wuld Ali (b. ... - d. 1905) bf.1903 Muhammad Salum wuld Ibrahim (in rebellion) 1905 - 1917 Shaykh Sad wuld Muhammad Fadil (b. ... - d. 1917) 1917 - 1932 Shaykh Khalifa wuld Sad (b. ... - d. 1932) 1932 - 1958 vacant? 1958 - Muhammad Fadil wuld Umayr