Jolof Empire
The Jolof Empire (Arabic: امبراطورية جولوف), also known as Great Jolof, or the Wolof Empire, was a Wolof and Sereer confederacy state that ruled parts of West Africa, most precisely modern-day Senegal, Mali, Gambia and Mauritania from around the 12th century to 1549. Following the 1549 battle of Danki, its vassal states were fully or de facto independent; in this period it is known as the Jolof Kingdom.
Jolof Empire امبراطورية جولوف | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| c. 1200–1549 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Map of the Jolof Empire's borders, including tributary states and territories of influence. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Warxox | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Wolof, Serer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Traditional African religion, Islam | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Emperor (Buur-ba Jolof) | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1350 - 1370 | Ndiadiane Ndiaye | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1543–1549 | Leele Fuli Fak | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Established | c. 1200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Battle of Danki: empire reduced to a rump kingdom | 1549 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Senegal | ||||||||||||||||||||
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