List of historical empires in Gambia
This is a list of the historical empires in Gambia .
All empires on today's territory of Gambia are listed, but then some of them were also on today's territory of Senegal . The empires are listed in order on the Gambia River - from west to east. In brackets: alternative spellings.
List of historical empires in Gambia
Old map of the region from the Andrees General Handatlas (1881)
- North bank of the Gambia
- Niumi ( Portuguese Barra, Bara, Bar )
- Jokadu
- Baddibu ( Badibu )
- Saloum ( salum )
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Niani
- Lower Niani ( French Bas Niani )
- Upper Niani ( French Haut Niani )
- Wuli ( Wulli, Woolli, Ouli, Uli )
- South bank of the Gambia
- Combo ( combo )
- Foni ( Fogni, Fogny, Fooñi )
- Kiang ( Kian )
- Jarra ( French Diara )
- Niamina
- Eropina ( Wuropana )
- Jimara ( Diamaru )
- Tomani ( Tomana, Tumane, Tumana )
- Cantora ( Cantora )
See also
literature
- Boubacar Barry: Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade (African Studies) Cambridge University Press, 1997, ISBN 0-521-59760-9
- Ilona Horn: Gambia. Small vacation paradise in West Africa. Horn Ilona Verlag, 1999, ISBN 3-932084-19-5
- Rosel Jahn: Gambia: travel guide with regional studies; with a travel atlas May, Dreieich 1997, ISBN 3-87936-239-4