Jolof Empire

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jolof_Empire
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:area gptkb:Gambia
gptkb:Mauritania
gptkb:Senegal
gptkb:Guinea-Bissau
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Linguère
gptkbp:currency cowrie shells
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:Battle_of_Danki
gptkbp:economy agriculture
trade
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Fula
gptkb:Serer
gptkb:Wolof
gptkb:Tukulor
gptkbp:existedDuring circa 1350
gptkbp:existedUntil circa 1549
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jolof Empire
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Wolof
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Danki
gptkbp:notableFor confederation of states
formed after the decline of the Mali Empire
influenced by Islam
played a major role in regional trade networks
fragmented into smaller kingdoms in the 16th century
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Ndiadiane_Ndiaye
Lele Fouli Fak
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Kingdom_of_Tekrur
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Buur-ba_Jolof
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sine
gptkb:Cayor
gptkb:Jolof_Kingdom
gptkb:Waalo
gptkb:Baol
gptkb:Saloum
gptkbp:tradedOn Portuguese
Mali Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_of_Jolof
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Jolof
gptkb:Senegambia
gptkb:Wolof_Kingdoms
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6