al-Hajj Umar ibn Sa'id al-Futi Tal , (
c. 1797–1864
CE), Umar Saidou Tall, born in
Futa Tooro,
Senegal, was a West African political leader, Islamic scholar, and
Toucouleur military commander who founded a brief
empire encompassing much of what is now
Guinea, Senegal, and
Mali.