Jatta Selung Jammeh
Jatta Selung Jammeh also Jata Silang Jame or Jato Silang Jani (* before 1870 - † January 1928 ) was Gambian Seyfo in the West African British colony of Gambia .
Life
Jammeh was a member of the Mandinka (also Serer ), and under the jihad leader Maba Jahou Bah (spelling variants: Maba Diakhou Bâ , Ma Bah ) was one of the most important generals in the Baddibu Wars (also Soninke-Marabout Wars ) in the 1870s ). Jatta Selung Jammeh was appointed ruler over all of Baddibu by the victorious Maba Jahou and asked him to form a theocratic state .
When the British declared the area as a British colonial protectorate in 1894 , Jatta Selung was allowed to become the first chief (= Seyfo) of Illiasa (or the Upper Baddibu district ).
family
Jammeh was married to Awa Jobe, a member of the Wolof . Her son Mama Tamba Jammeh was promoted to Chief of IIIiasa on February 28, 1928 (according to another source, he follows his older brother).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Hassoum Ceesay: Mama Tamba Jammeh Prominent chief of Illiasa. In: standard.gm. January 19, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019 (American English).
- ^ A b Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: Historical dictionary of The Gambia (Historical Dictionaries of Africa; Vol. 109) . 4th ed. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Md. 2008, ISBN 978-0-8108-5825-1 .
- ↑ Hassoum Ceesay: Patriots: profiles of eminent Gambians . Global Hands Publishing, Leicester 2015, ISBN 978-0-9574073-6-7 , pp. 115-126 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jammeh, Jatta Selung |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jame, Jata Silang; Jani, Jato Silang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Gambian Seyfo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | in the 19th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1928 |