| Yang-Yang | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Yang-Yang | |
| Coordinates: 15°35′N 15°21′W / 15.583°N 15.350°W / 15.583; -15.350 | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Louga Region |
| Department | Linguere Department |
| Arrondissement | Yang-Yang Arrondissement |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 364 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Yang-Yang is a village in northern Senegal, the seat of the eponymous Yang-Yang Arrondissement since 1976. It was made the capital of the Kingdom of Jolof in 1865 under Bakane Tam Khary Dialor.
Buurba Alboury Ndiaye built a tata in the town to defend it, using a labor force of 3000 men. The defenses successfully repelled an attach by Bara Ba, cousin of Shaikh Amadou Ba, in 1875.
Yang-Yang was captured and burned by a French column led by Alfred Dodds in May 1890, bringing Jolof into the French colonial empire as a protectorate.
Yang-Yang was the site of the first colonial school in Jolof, founded in 1897. The remains of the tata, palace, and a stele marking the location of the mosque with several prominent graves are on the list of National Historic Monuments of Senegal. The former palace hosts the Museum of the History of Jolof and Franco-Senegalese Friendship, founded by Mansour Bouna Ndiaye, son of the last Buurba of Jolof.
References
- ^ Ndiaye, Mamadou. "Du Tata d' Alboury au Palais de Bouna, la mythique capitale du royaume du Djolof, terre de guerriers bourrée de souvenirs". Seneweb.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- Charles 1977, pp. 60.
- Clark, Andrew Francis; Philips, Lucie Colvin (1994). Historical Dictionary of Senegal (2nd. ed.). London: Scarecrow Press. p. 208-211.
- Charles 1977, pp. 99–100.
- Charles 1977, pp. 124–7.
- Arrêté ministériel n°8836 MCPHC-DPC en date du 12 septembre 2007, Journal officiel du Sénégal.
Sources
- Charles, Eunice A. (1977). Precolonial Senegal : the Jolof Kingdom, 1800-1890. Brookline, MA: African Studies Center, Boston University. Retrieved 15 July 2023.