Ségou (English spelling)

Japanese: Ségou(英語表記)Segou
Ségou (English spelling)

…In particular, Timbuktu, which was founded in the 12th century on the left bank of the Niger River as a campsite for the nomadic Tuareg, continued to prosper as a center of not only trade but also culture, even though its political rulers changed one after another, beginning with the Mali Empire. The rule of Morocco, which destroyed the Songhai Empire, did not last even a century, and in the 17th century, many small kingdoms were born, such as the Fulbe Kingdom of Macina, the Bambara Kingdom of Ségou, and the Kingdom of Kaarta, and an era of rival warlords began. In the second half of the 19th century, when France began to advance into the region, political leaders appeared who aimed to politically unify the region in response. …

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Japanese:

…とくにニジェール川左岸に,12世紀,遊牧民トゥアレグのキャンプ地として建設されたトンブクトゥは,マリ帝国に始まって,その政治的支配者はつぎつぎに変わっていったが,交易のみならず文化の中心地として繁栄を続けた。ソンガイ帝国を滅亡させたモロッコの支配は1世紀間も持続せず,17世紀に入ると,フルベ族のマシーナMacina王国,バンバラ族のセグーSégou王国,カアルタKaarta王国など,数多くの小王国が誕生し,群雄割拠の時代となった。 19世紀後半,フランスがこの地域に進出し始めたころ,これに対応してこの地域の政治的統合を企図した政治指導者が出現した。…

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