List of rulers of the Jolof Empire explained

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]

NameReign (start)Reign (end)Notes
Jolof Empire (1350  - 1549)
N'Dyadya N'Dyayec. 1350c. 1370Also known as Ndiadiane Ndiaye
Sare N'Dyayec. 1370c. 1390-
N'Diklam Sarec. 1390c. 1420-
Tyukuli N'Diklamc. 1420c. 1440-
Leeyti Tyukulic. 1440c. 1450-
N'Dyelen Mbey Leeytic. 1450c. 1465-
Birayma N'dyeme Elerc. 1465c. 1481-
Tase Daagulenc. 1481c. 1488-
Birayma Kuran Kanc. 1488c. 1492-
Bukaar Biye-Sungulec. 1492c. 1527-
Birayma Dyeme-Kumbac. 1527c. 1543-
Leele Fuli Fakc. 1543c. 1549Defeated and killed at the battle of Danki in 1549. Afterwards, the Jolof Empire collapsed and became a kingdom.
Jolof Kingdom (1549  - 1900)
al-Buri Pendac. 1549c. 1566-
Lat-Sambac. 1566c. 1597-
Gireun Buri Dyelenc. 1597c. 1605-
Birayma Pendac. 1605c. 1649-
Birayma Mbac. 1649c. 1670-
Bakar Pendac. 1670c. 1711-
Bakan-Tam Ganc. 1711c. 1721-
al-Buri Dyakherc. 1721c. 1740-
Birayambc. 1740c. 1748-
Birawa Kemec. 1748c. 1750-
Lat-Koduc. 1750c. 1755-
Bakaa-Tam Buri-Nyabuc. 1755c. 1763-
Mba Kompaasc. 1763c. 1800-
Mba Buri-Nyabuc. 1800c. 1818-
Birayamb Kumba-Geyc. 1818c. 1838-
al-Buri Tamc. 18381845-
Baka Kodu18451847-
Birayamb Aram18471849-
Birayma-Penda1849-
Mbanyi-Paate1849-
Lat-Koddu1849-
Interregnum (1849  - 1850)
Birayamb Ma-Dyigen18501855-
al-Buri Peya Birayma18551856-
Bakan-Tam Yaago18561858-
Taanor18581863-
Bakan-Tam Khaari18631871-
Amadou Seeku18711875-
Alboury Ndiaye1875May 1890-
Samba3 June 18903 November 1895-
Buuna3 November 18951900-

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

See also

Notes and References

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