Interactions With The South and Europeans: 18th Century
The French had established a trading post at the island Saint-Louis in the mouth of the Senegal river in the 17th century, and Bedouins of Mauritania came to control much of the trade which reach the French from the interior. Trarza and other emirates profited from raids against non-Muslims to their south by the seizure of slaves and by the taxes they levied on Muslim states of the area. From the mid-18th century Trarza became involved deeply in the internal politics of the south bank of the Senegal, raiding, briefly conquering, and backing factions in the kingdoms of Cayor, Djolof, and Waalo.
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