Niamina

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

Niamina was a small empire in what is now the West African state of Gambia , on the Gambia River .

history

It was bordered to the north by the river, southwest by the empire Jarra, and southeast by the empire Eropina .

In the 19th century, Niamina was one of nine Mandinka empires on the southern bank of the Gambia.

The districts of Niamina Dankunku , Niamina West, and Niamina East in the Central River Region make reference to this empire.

See also

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: Historical dictionary of The Gambia Scarecrow Pr, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8108-5825-1