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Kingdom of Saloum

1490 CE 1863 CE
D G SC RG New WA  se_saloum_k
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1360 CE 1549 CE Jolof Empire (se_jolof_emp)    [None]

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  General Description   The Kingdom of Saloum was a Sereer Kingdom that originated in 1490 CE. [1] The Kingdom of Saloum was part of the confederation of the Jolof Empire up until the mid-sixteenth century when it became an independent kingdom after the breakup of the Jolof Empire. The Kingdom of Saloum thus established its capital in Kahone after its independence. The Kingdom of Saloum heavily participated in trade, particularly the peanut trade, with the Dutch, French and the British. [2] In 1863, the forces of Maba Jakhu Ba led a jihad and conquered the Kingdom of Saloum officially ending its traditional rule. [3]

[1]: (Ly-Tall 1984, 183) Ly-Tall, M. 1984. ‘The Decline of the Mali Empire’. In Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century. Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/6NWXJD94/collection

[2]: (Bigon and Ross 2020, 42) Bigon, Liora and Ross, Eric. 2020. Grid Planning in the Urban Design Practices of Senegal. London: Springer. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/MM67I638/collection

[3]: (Babou 2007, 41) Babou, Cheikh Anta Mbacke. 2007. Fighting the Greater Jihad: Amadu Bamba and the Founding of the Muridiyya of Senegal 1853-1913. Athens: Ohio University Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/J8IUBWDD/collection

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Professions
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Unknown 1490 CE 1549 CE
Present 1550 CE 1863 CE
Special-purpose Sites
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

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Year Range Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k) was in:
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General Variables
Identity and Location Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Utm Zone 28 N Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Original Name Kingdom of Saloum Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Capital Kahone Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Alternative Name Saluum Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Alternative Name Saalum Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Alternative Name Salum Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Temporal Bounds Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Duration [1490 CE ➜ 1863 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Preceding Entity
1360 CE 1549 CE
Jolof Empire (se_jolof_emp)   [None]  Confident
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Language Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Linguistic Family Niger-Congo Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Language Sereer Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Religion Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Religious Tradition Sereer Religion Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Hierarchical Complexity Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Settlement Hierarchy 3 Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Military Level 4 Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Administrative Level [5 to 7] Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Professions Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Law Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Market Unknown Suspected Uncertain 1490 CE 1549 CE
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Market Present Inferred Uncertain 1550 CE 1863 CE
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Communal Building Present Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Port Unknown Suspected Uncertain 1490 CE 1549 CE
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Port Present Confident Uncertain 1550 CE 1863 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Trading Emporia Unknown Suspected Uncertain 1490 CE 1549 CE
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Trading Emporia Present Confident Uncertain 1550 CE 1863 CE
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Special Purpose Site Present Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Ceremonial Site Present Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Burial Site Present Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Information / Writing System Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Religious Literature Present Inferred 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Information / Money Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Token Present Inferred 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Foreign Coin Unknown Suspected 1490 CE 1549 CE
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Foreign Coin Present Inferred 1550 CE 1863 CE
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Article Present Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Information / Postal System Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Information / Measurement System Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Time Measurement System Present Confident 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Military use of Metals Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Projectiles Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Handheld weapons Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Animals used in warfare Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Armor Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Naval technology Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Unknown Suspected 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Unknown Suspected 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Unknown Suspected 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Unknown Suspected 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Unknown Suspected 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Unknown Suspected 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Unknown Suspected 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Unknown Suspected 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Unknown Suspected 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Unknown Suspected 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Unknown Suspected 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Unknown Suspected 1490 CE  1863 CE
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Human Sacrifice Kingdom of Saloum (se_saloum_k)
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Instability Data
Power Transitions