Diakaba
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Diakaba, also known as Jagha, Diakhaba, Diakha-Bambukhu, or Diakha on the Bafing is a village in western Mali. Founded by Al-Hajj Salim Suwari, it was historically a major center of Islamic scholarship and the gold trade in the Bambouk region.Person Yves. Nyaani Mansa Mamudu et la fin de l ’empire du Mali. In: 2000 ans d’histoire africaine. Le sol, la parole et l'écrit. Mélanges en hommage à Raymond Mauny. Tome II. Paris : Société française d'histoire d'outre-mer, 1981. pp. 613-653. (Bibliothèque d'histoire d'outre-mer. Études, 5-6-2) www.persee.fr/doc/sfhom_1768-7144_1981_mel_5_2_965 The town came under the control of the Denianke kingdom in the late 16th century.{{cite book |last1=Boulègue |first1=Jean |title=2000 ans d’histoire africaine. Le sol, la parole et l'écrit. Mélanges en hommage à Raymond Mauny. Tome II |date=1981 |publisher=Société française d'histoire d'outre-mer |location=Paris |isbn=2-85970-005-6|url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/sfhom_1768-7144_1981_mel_5_2_969 |chapter=Un empire peul dans le Soudan occidental au début du XVIIe siècle|page=701}}