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The following is a list of rulers of the Jolof Empire. The Jolof Empire (French language – Diolof or Djolof) was a West African state that ruled parts of Senegal and The Gambia from 1360 to 1890.
The rulers were known as "Buur-ba Jolof". Their surnames were Njie (or Ndiaye).
Rulers of the Jolof Empire
Names and dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (1989). Dates are approximative, and many are disputed by other historians.
| 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.
References
- Fage, John D.; Oliver, Roland, The Cambridge history of Africa: From c. 1600 to c. 1790, p. 486, ISBN 0521209811
- ^ Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. p. 80. ISBN 0-89950-390-X.
- 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.
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