Saloum
The Kingdom of Saloum (Serer language: Saluum or Saalum) was a Serer/Wolof kingdom in present-day Senegal. Its kings may have been of Mandinka/Kaabu origin. The capital of Saloum was the city of Kahone. It was a sister kingdom of Sine. Their history, geography and culture were intricately linked and it was common to refer to them as the Sine-Saloum.
Kingdom of Saloum Saluum | |
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| 1494–1969 | |
Saloum ca. 1850 | |
| Status | Protectorate of France (from 1864) and Senegal (from 1960) |
| Capital | Kahone |
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| Religion | Serer religion - Islam introduced later (mainly practiced among the Wolof and Fula immigrants) |
| Government | Monarchy |
| Rulers of Saloum | |
• 1494 – c. 1520 | Maad Saloum Mbegan Ndour (Guelowar period) |
• 1935–1969 | Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof |
| Historical era | Medieval |
• (Paternal Serer and maternal Guelowar dynastic period. Previously paternal Serer and maternal Wagadou dynastic period, before that the Lamanic period. | 1494 |
| 1969 | |
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