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 1360Fage, John D.; Oliver, Roland, The Cambridge history of Africa: From c. 1600 to c. 1790, p. 486, 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 (Third edition, 2006). Dates are approximative, and many are disputed by other historians. Jolof Empire (1350–1549) NameReign datesNotesN'Dyadya N'Dyayec. 1360Fage, J. D.; Oliver, Roland; "The Cambridge History of Africa." Volume 3. Cambridge University Press, 1975, p. 486, ISBN 0521209811 & ISBN 9780521209816 / c. 1350–1370Also known as Ndiadiane Ndiaye (Seereer proper: Njaajaan Njaay). He is believed to have reigned after the Serer King of Sine, Maysa Wali Jaxateh Manneh, under whose instruction in both the Serer and Wolof oral tradition he was elected King of Jolof.Lombard, J., « Le Sénégal et la Gambie » dans l’Histoire générale de l’Afrique Noire de H. Deschamps, t. 1, PUF., (1970), p 247 [in] Gourou, P. : L’Afrique, Hachette, (1970), p 139, note 1Diagne, Mamoussé. Critique de la raison orale: les pratiques discursives en Afrique noire. KARTHALA Editions, 2005. ISBN 2845867182, from p. 429Kesteloot, Lilyan; Dieng, Bassirou. Les épopées d'Afrique noire. (Le myth de Ndiadiane Ndiaye), from p. 252. KARTHALA Editions, 2009. ISBN 2811102108 Maysa Wali is generally accepted to have reigned from 1350-1370. His reign commence 15 years after his asylum in Serer country, after the dynastic strugle in his home country, Kaabu, in c. 1335.Sarr, Alioune, "Histoire du Sine-Saloum." (Sénégal) Introduction, bibliographie et notes par Charles Becker. 1986-87, p 19 Fage and Oliver thus puts Ndiadiane's reign at c. 1360.Sare N'Dyayec. 1370–1390 -N'Diklam Sarec. 1390–1420 -Tyukuli N'Diklamc. 1420–1440 -Leeyti Tyukulic. 1440–1450 -N'Dyelen Mbey Leeytic. 1450–1465 -Birayma N'dyeme Elerc. 1465–1481 -Tase Daagulenc. 1481–1488 -Birayma Kuran Kanc. 1488–1492 -Bukaar Biye-Sungulec. 1492–1527 -Birayma Dyeme-Kumbac. 1527–1543 -Leele Fuli Fakc. 1543–1549Defeated and killed at the battle of Danki in 1549. Afterwards, the Jolof Empire collapsed and became a kingdom.

Jolof Kingdom (1549–1889) NameReign datesal-Buri Pendac. 1549–1566Lat-Sambac. 1566–1597Gireun Buri Dyelenc. 1597–1605Birayma Pendac. 1605–1649Birayma Mbac. 1649–1670Bakar Pendac. 1670–1711Bakan-Tam Ganc. 1711–1721al-Buri Dyakherc. 1721–1740Birayambc. 1740–1748Birawa Kemec. 1748–1750Lat-Koduc. 1750–1755Bakaa-Tam Buri-Nyabuc. 1755–1763Mba Kompaasc. 1763–1800Mba Buri-Nyabuc. 1800–1818Birayamb Kumba-Geyc. 1818–1838al-Buri Tamc. 1838–1845Baka Kodu1845–1847Birayamb Aram1847–1849Birayma-Penda1849Mbanyi-Paate1849Lat-Koddu1849Interregnum1849–1850Birayamb Ma-Dyigen1850–1855al-Buri Peya Birayma1855–1856Bakan-Tam Yaago1856–1858Taanor1858–1863Bakan-Tam Khaari1863–1871Amadou Seeku1871–1875Ali Buri N'Dyaye1875–May 1890Samba3 June 1890–3 November 1895Buuna3 November 1895–1900

Jolof became part of the French Senegal Colony in 1889.

References

See also History of The Gambia History of Senegal Jolof Empire