 Karamokho Alfa was appointed Emir al-Mu'minin ("Commander of the Faithful") and first Almami of the Imamate of Futa Jalon.He died in 1751 and was succeeded by Emir Ibrahim Sori, who consolidated the power of the Islamic state.Futa Jallon's theocratic model would later inspire the Fula state of Futa Toro.