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List of rulers of the Jolof Empire

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The following is a list of rulers of the Jolof Empire. The Jolof Empire (French languageDiolof or Djolof) was a West African state that ruled parts of Senegal and The Gambia from 1360[1] to 1890.

The rulers were known as "Buur-ba Jolof". Their surnames were Njie (or Ndiaye).

Rulers of the Jolof Empire

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Names and dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (1989).[2] Dates are approximative, and many are disputed by other historians.[3][4]

Name Reign (start) Reign (end) Notes
Jolof Empire (1350 – 1549)
N'Dyadya N'Dyaye c. 1350 c. 1370 Also known as Ndiadiane Ndiaye
Sare N'Dyaye c. 1370 c. 1390 -
N'Diklam Sare c. 1390 c. 1420 -
Tyukuli N'Diklam c. 1420 c. 1440 -
Leeyti Tyukuli c. 1440 c. 1450 -
N'Dyelen Mbey Leeyti c. 1450 c. 1465 -
Birayma N'dyeme Eler c. 1465 c. 1481 -
Tase Daagulen c. 1481 c. 1488 -
Birayma Kuran Kan c. 1488 c. 1492 -
Bukaar Biye-Sungule c. 1492 c. 1527 -
Birayma Dyeme-Kumba c. 1527 c. 1543 -
Leele Fuli Fak c. 1543 c. 1549 Defeated and killed at the battle of Danki in 1549. Afterwards, the Jolof Empire collapsed and became a kingdom.
Jolof Kingdom (1549 – 1900)
al-Buri Penda c. 1549 c. 1566 -
Lat-Samba c. 1566 c. 1597 -
Gireun Buri Dyelen c. 1597 c. 1605 -
Birayma Penda c. 1605 c. 1649 -
Birayma Mba c. 1649 c. 1670 -
Bakar Penda c. 1670 c. 1711 -
Bakan-Tam Gan c. 1711 c. 1721 -
al-Buri Dyakher c. 1721 c. 1740 -
Birayamb c. 1740 c. 1748 -
Birawa Keme c. 1748 c. 1750 -
Lat-Kodu c. 1750 c. 1755 -
Bakaa-Tam Buri-Nyabu c. 1755 c. 1763 -
Mba Kompaas c. 1763 c. 1800 -
Mba Buri-Nyabu c. 1800 c. 1818 -
Birayamb Kumba-Gey c. 1818 c. 1838 -
al-Buri Tam c. 1838 1845 -
Baka Kodu 1845 1847 -
Birayamb Aram 1847 1849 -
Birayma-Penda 1849 -
Mbanyi-Paate 1849 -
Lat-Koddu 1849 -
Interregnum (1849 – 1850)
Birayamb Ma-Dyigen 1850 1855 -
al-Buri Peya Birayma 1855 1856 -
Bakan-Tam Yaago 1856 1858 -
Taanor 1858 1863 -
Bakan-Tam Khaari 1863 1871 -
Amadou Seeku 1871 1875 -
Alboury Ndiaye 1875 May 1890 -
Samba 3 June 1890 3 November 1895 -
Buuna 3 November 1895 1900 -

Jolof became part of the Senegal Colony in 1889.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fage, John D.; Oliver, Roland, The Cambridge history of Africa: From c. 1600 to c. 1790, p. 486, ISBN 0521209811
  2. ^ a b Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. p. 80. ISBN 0-89950-390-X.
  3. ^ Fall, Rokhaya (2013). "De la nécessité de réactualiser le recours à la « tradition orale » dans l'écriture du passé africain". In Fauvelle-Aymar, François-Xavier (ed.). Les ruses de l'historien. Essais d'Afrique et d'ailleurs en hommage à Jean Boulègue. Hommes et sociétés (in French). Paris: Karthala. pp. 15–29. doi:10.3917/kart.fauve.2013.01.0015. ISBN 978-2-8111-0939-4. S2CID 246907590. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  4. ^ Kane, Oumar (2004). La première hégémonie peule. Le Fuuta Tooro de Koli Teηella à Almaami Abdul. Paris: Karthala. ISBN 978-2-84586-521-1. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

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