Saccatoo

or Socoto . A kingdom of Soodan, in Central Africa. Its inhabitants, the Fell at as, first made their appearance as conquerors, coming from the west, apparently from the Senegal; they profe the Mohammedan religion. Othman, or Danfodio, one of the Fellata chieftains, marshaled his countrymen under his colors for a crusade against the unbelievers. Though at first defeated in almost every encounter, yet the warlike spirit of fanaticism grew so high that Othman obtained for himself an extensive empire. Under Alin, who ascended the throne in 1837, great internal disturbance took place, which brought the country into a wretched condition.