Maka Jiba (died 1764) was the ruler of

Bundu Bundu may refer to: * Bundu (state), a former state in what is now Senegal * Also known as the place where Aditya Kumar (BE/10023/12) was born and brought up * Bundu, India, a town in Jharkhand, India ** Bundu block, the larger administrative uni ...

in West Africa between around 1720 and 1764. Maka Jiba regained power in Bundu for his Sissibe clan in 1720 at the end of a protracted internal conflict. Bundu successfully fought off an attack from

Futa Toro Futa Toro (Wolof and ff, Fuuta Tooro ''𞤆𞤵𞥄𞤼𞤢 𞤚𞤮𞥄𞤪𞤮''; ar, فوتا تورو), often simply the Futa, is a semidesert region around the middle run of the Senegal River. This region is along the border of Senegal and ...

between 1747 and 1751. Maka Jiba initiated an inconclusive war against the Bambuk town of Farabana in the

Falémé River The Falémé River is a river in West Africa. The Falémé arises in northern Guinea and flows in a north-northeast direction to Mali, forming a short portion of the border between Guinea and Senegal. It turns north and then forms a portion of ...

valley, with no definite result during his lifetime. He died in 1764. Maka Jiba was the maternal cousin of

Karamokho Alfa Karamokho Alfa (born Ibrahima Musa Sambeghu and sometimes called Alfa Ibrahim; died c. 1751) was a Fula religious leader who led a jihad that created the Imamate of Futa Jallon in what is now Guinea. This was one of the first of the Fulbe jihad ...

, who launched a successful ''jihad'' in

Fouta Djallon Fouta Djallon ( ff, 𞤊𞤵𞥅𞤼𞤢 𞤔𞤢𞤤𞤮𞥅, Fuuta Jaloo; ar, فوتا جالون) is a Highland (geography), highland region in the center of Guinea, roughly corresponding with Middle Guinea, in West Africa. Etymology The Ful ...

. Both men studied in

Fugumba Fugumba was the religious center of the Imamate of Futa Jallon. It was about to the northwest of the secular capital, Timbo, and lay in the valley of the Téné River. Fugomba was a place where marabouts and chiefs of the Fula people gathered ...

under the famous scholar Tierno Samba. However, there are no records of Bundu participation in the ''jihad'', perhaps because of the internal troubles in Bundu at that time, or perhaps because Maka Jiba was not greatly interested in the cause.

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Citations Sources * * Year of birth unknown 1764 deaths Fula people History of Guinea Fula history {{Senegal-bio-stub