Baol

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The Wolof States of Senegal in the 19th century

Baol (also Bawol ) was a state in what is now Senegal . In 1555 Baol split from the Wolof Empire . The first ruler was Ji the Great . The king was called Teigne or Teen.

The territory extended from the capital Diourbel west to the Atlantic coast called Petite-Côte and also included the cities of Touba and Mbacké in the east . In the north lay the neighboring kingdom of Cayor , in the south the kingdom of Sine . In addition to the Wolof , some Serer and Fulbe also lived in Baol.

For a common defense, Baol temporarily united with Cayor. Horse breeding was important in Baol.

Baol stubbornly opposed France's efforts to expand its colonial influence in Senegal. Louis Faidherbe signed a peace treaty with the Teigne of Baol in 1859. This only granted the French traders privileges and allowed the construction of a fort with military garrisons in Saly Portudal on the Petite-Côte.

Only after a treaty concluded with the Teigne in 1883 did France establish a protectorate over Baol. After unrest in the region, the Teigne was discontinued in 1890. After the death of his successor in 1894, the Baol Empire came to an end and the territory was placed directly under the French colonial administration.

Ruler list

  • 1790–1809: Amari Ngone Ndèla Komba Fal (2nd)
  • 1809-1812: Ce Yasin Jeng Fal
  • 1812–1815: Ce Kumba Fatim Pènda Fal
  • 1815-1825: Amari Jor Borso Fal
  • 1825-1832: Biram Fatma Cub Fal
  • 1832: Ma-Kodu Kumba Yande Fal (first time)
  • 1832–1842: Lat Jegeñ Fal
  • 1842–: Malik Kumba Jaring Xuja Fal
  • 1842–1854: Maysa Tènde Jor Samba Fal
  • 1854–1855: Ce Yasin Ngone Jegeñ Fal (first time)
  • 1855–1856: Ma-Kodu Kumba Yande Fal (2nd)
  • 1856–1860: Ce Yasin Ngone Jegeñ Fal (2nd)
  • 1860: Ma-Kodu Kumba Yande Fal (3rd)
  • 1860–1871: Ce Yasin Ngone Jegeñ Fal (3rd)
  • 1871–1873: Ce Yasin Jor Galo Gana Fal (first time)
  • 1873–1874: Lat Dior Ngoné Latyr Diop
  • 1874–1890: Ce Yasin Jor Galo Gana Fal (2nd)
  • 1890-3. July 1894: Taanor Goñ Jeng

literature

  • Clark, Andrew F. and Lucie Colvin Phillips, Historical Dictionary of Senegal, Second Edition Published as No. 65 of African Historical Dictionaries , (Metuchen, New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press, 1994) p. 74-75