XIVᵉ siècle – XVIᵉ siècle
Northern Senegambia between the Senegal and Gambia rivers
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The Jolof Confederacy was a northern Senegambian polity whose ruler, Njaajan Njaay, extended authority between the Senegal and Gambia rivers. A succession crisis in Mali after 1360 facilitated its creation. Its hegemony weakened under Koly Tengella's invasion and collapsed during the sixteenth century as Atlantic commerce favored coastal provinces and encouraged the emergence of Kayor, Bawol, Waalo, and other successor kingdoms.
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The Jolof Confederacy arose after the succession crisis that followed the death of the Malian mansa Sulayman in 1360. Its ruler, Njaajan Njaay, extended authority over northern Senegambia between the Senegal and Gambia rivers. Jolof thereby became a major political framework in a region that had previously been closely connected to the states of the Sudan and Sahara.
Jolof's hegemony was weakened by the invasion led by Koly Tengella, who left the Malian Sahel with many Fulbe and settled in the highlands of Futa Jallon. The movement associated with Koly and his son contributed to the foundation of the Denyanke dynasty in Futa Toro after 1490, placing pressure on Jolof's inland and northern connections.
The confederacy finally broke up in the middle of the sixteenth century under the combined impact of Koly Tengella's invasion and Portuguese trade. Atlantic commerce favored the coastal provinces, while the Denyanke kingdom cut Jolof off from trans-Saharan trade. Kayor, Waalo, and Bawol declared or achieved independence, and the kingdoms of Siin and Salum also freed themselves from Jolof during the sixteenth century.
XIVᵉ siècle – XVIᵉ siècle
Northern Senegambia between the Senegal and Gambia rivers
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Jolof Confederacy was a northern Senegambian polity whose ruler, Njaajan Njaay, extended authority between the Senegal and Gambia rivers. A succession crisis in Mali after 1360 facilitated its creation. Its hegemony weakened under Koly Tengella's invasion and collapsed during the sixteenth century as Atlantic commerce favored coastal provinces and encouraged the emergence of Kayor, Bawol, Waalo, and other successor kingdoms.
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Le récit
The Jolof Confederacy arose after the succession crisis that followed the death of the Malian mansa Sulayman in 1360. Its ruler, Njaajan Njaay, extended authority over northern Senegambia between the Senegal and Gambia rivers. Jolof thereby became a major political framework in a region that had previously been closely connected to the states of the Sudan and Sahara.
Jolof's hegemony was weakened by the invasion led by Koly Tengella, who left the Malian Sahel with many Fulbe and settled in the highlands of Futa Jallon. The movement associated with Koly and his son contributed to the foundation of the Denyanke dynasty in Futa Toro after 1490, placing pressure on Jolof's inland and northern connections.
The confederacy finally broke up in the middle of the sixteenth century under the combined impact of Koly Tengella's invasion and Portuguese trade. Atlantic commerce favored the coastal provinces, while the Denyanke kingdom cut Jolof off from trans-Saharan trade. Kayor, Waalo, and Bawol declared or achieved independence, and the kingdoms of Siin and Salum also freed themselves from Jolof during the sixteenth century.
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