Amenokal
Amenokal ( Amenôkal ) is an autochthonous title for the highest Tuareg clan chief, which can be translated as "king".
In the time before the French colonization of North Africa , the Tuareg nomads elected a man from the ranks of their associations ( Kel ) as their boss, who seemed to them to be wise enough to bring the loose association closer together.
In present-day Algeria there was an amenokal of the Kel Ahaggar -Tuareg until the state was founded around 1750 . Under the French occupation power, the office was retained until 1903, but no longer recognized after Algerian independence. In 1977 office and function were finally abolished. In today's Niger , the Sultanate of Aïr was founded in the 15th century , which was located on the territory of the desert mountains Aïr . The founding of the state prompted an amenocal of the Tuareg associations in this region. At the same time he also carried the Islamic title of ruler Sultan ( Berber Sultanate).
The first ever amenokal was a woman, the mythical Queen Tin Hinan . She founded the Ahaggar the community of the Kel Ahaggar.