Leele Fuli Fak Explained
Leele Fuli Fak or Leele Fuli Fak Njie (ruled c.1543 - c.1549) was the twelfth ruler, or Burba, of the Jolof Empire.[1] He was the last emperor. After his defeat at the Battle of Danki in 1549, the empire collapsed and Jolof became a mere kingdom. Leele Fuli was killed in that battle.[2]
Notes and References
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- Book: Ciss, Ismaila . Traite négrière et repli identitaire dans l'espace sénégambien : L'exemple des Sereer du nord-ouest (Sénégal) . Slave trade and identity withdrawal in the Senegambian space: The example of the Sereer of the northwest (Senegal) . French . Bahru . Zewde . Society, State, and Identity in African History . Bamako, Mali . Association of African Historians . 2008 . 978-9-99445-025-1 . 30.
