Bethio
The Kingdom of Bethio (also Bequio , Bekio , Bitio , Bétio or Beetyo ) was a small kingdom that for decades was located in the lower Senegal Valley, on today's border between Mauritania and Senegal , in the northwest of Biffeche . In the 18th century it was also known as "Royaume d'Oral" (French). Its capital was initially Poum , then N'Dombound and finally Ross in the 19th century (since then also called Ross Béthio ). The former fertile arable land of Bethio is located east of the Djoudj National Park .
In the 1720s, Erim M'Bagnick (Yérim Mbañik) was the Brak of Waalo (Oualo) and Béquio Malicouri, King of the Royaume d'Oral , was his vassal . The latter seems to have been replaced by Fara Coro.
In the 18th century Maalixuri (Malichouri) (Malikhuri Diop), the famous "Prince Bethio", was legendary for his cunning, change of strategy and challenging disputes with the Kingdom of Waalo and the French in Saint-Louis .
Today's Prince Bethio , Abdoulaye Diop, lives in Ross Béthio and is a Senegalese political leader there.
Further meaning
The name, also called Béco , seems to be a synonym for the island of Becos in the river delta, which is said to be the island known today as Baba Gueye.
literature
- Barry, Boubacar. Le royaume du Waalo - Le Senegal avant la conquete . Karthala, 1985.
- V. Monteil. Esquisses sénégalaises . Dakar, IFAN , 1966, p. 34-35
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire Tome 39, avril 1977: Journal Historique et Suitte du Journal Historique (1729-1731). Documents inédits, présenté et publiés par Charles Becker et Victor Martin ( Memento from June 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Notes 14–21 : Béthio, Béco, Pum, Poume and Roos Beetyo from page 41 of the PDF file 272 kB
- ↑ King Béquio Malicouri ( Memento of 12 June 2008 at the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Map of the area (PDF file; 1018 kB)
- Abdoulaye Diop