The Djolof Empire

~14th century · Linguère

Around the year 1350, a man named Ndiadiane Ndiaye united under a single authority the Wolof kingdoms of Waalo, Cayor and Baol together with the Serer kingdoms of Sine and Saloum. Their supreme ruler bore the title of Buurba — king of Jolof. This empire governed a large part of present-day Senegal for nearly two centuries, until the Battle of Danki in 1549.

Sources

• Persée — M'Baye Guèye, « Le pouvoir politique en Sénégambie, des origines à la conquête coloniale » (Outre-Mers, 1981)
• Le Soleil — Ndiadiane Ndiaye, père mythique du Djolof

Kingdom fact sheet : L’empire du Djolof.

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