Jokadu

Old map of the region from the Andrees General Handatlas (1881)

Jokadu was a historical empire in the West African state of Gambia .

history

The empire was one of the five Mandinka empires on the north bank of the Gambia River in the early 19th century . It extended in the west to Jurunku Bolong , which also forms the border to the Niumi Empire . In the east was the Baddibu empire , where the Kutang Bolong represented the natural border.

In the North Bank region there is still a district referring to this realm.

Today's Disktrik Jokadu in the North Bank Region

See also

• List of historical empires in Gambia
• History of the Gambia

literature

• Arnold Gailey, Harry A. Hughes: Historical Dictionary of the Gambia The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1999, ISBN 0-8108-3660-2