List of rulers of the Jolof Empire
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[1] 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).[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
- ^ Fage, John D.; Oliver, Roland, The Cambridge history of Africa: From c. 1600 to c. 1790, p. 486, ISBN 0521209811
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.