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Kingdom of Baol

1550 CE 1890 CE
D G SC RG New WA  se_baol_k
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1360 CE 1549 CE Jolof Empire (se_jolof_emp)    [None]

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  General Description   The Kingdom of Baol became an independent kingdom after the breakup of the Jolof Empire in the mid-sixteenth century. Baol established its capital in Lambaye. [1]
Some scholars such as Fiona McLaughlin have classified the Kingdom of Baol as a Wolof kingdom while Liora Bigon and Eric Ross and Ibrahima Thiaw have grouped the Baol along with its Sereer neighbours. Nevertheless, the Kingdom of Baol had longstanding unions with the Wolof kingdom of Cayor throughout its duration and their leader was known as the damel-teen signifying the merging of both kingdoms. The Kingdom of Baol like its coastal neighbours participated in trade relations with various European partners, particularly the French. [2] In 1890 CE the Kingdom of Baol became a protectorate of the French Empire. [3]

[1]: (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

[2]: (Ogot 1999, 138) Ogot, B. A. 1999. ‘Senegambia from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century: Evolution of Wolof, Sereer and Tukuloor.’ In General History of Africa V. from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Berkeley: University of California Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/862PZTJ6/collection

[3]: (Glover 2009, 74) Glover, John. 2019. ‘Murid Modernity: Historical Perceptions of Islamic Reform, Sufism, and Colonization.’ In New Perspectives on Islam in Senegal: Conversion, Migration, Wealth, Power, and Femininity. Edited by Mamadou Diouf and Mara Leichtman. London: Palgrave Macmillan. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/ET3G9CJD/collection

General Variables
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Fortifications
Military use of Metals
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
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Year Range Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k) was in:
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General Variables
Identity and Location Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Utm Zone 28 N Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Original Name Kingdom of Baol Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Capital Lambaye Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Alternative Name Bawol Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Temporal Bounds Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Duration [1550 CE ➜ 1890 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Succeeding Entity French Empire Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Preceding Entity
1360 CE 1549 CE
Jolof Empire (se_jolof_emp)   [None]  Confident
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Language Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Linguistic Family Niger-Congo Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Language Sereer Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Language Wolof Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Religion Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Religious Tradition Wolof Religion Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Hierarchical Complexity Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Settlement Hierarchy [3 to 4] Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Professions Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Law Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Market Present Inferred 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Communal Building Present Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Inferred 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Road Present Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Port Present Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Trading Emporia Present Inferred 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Special Purpose Site Present Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Ceremonial Site Present Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Burial Site Present Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Information / Writing System Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Religious Literature Present Inferred 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Information / Money Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Token Present Inferred 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Foreign Coin Present Inferred 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Article Present Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Information / Postal System Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Information / Measurement System Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Time Measurement System Present Confident 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Military use of Metals Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Projectiles Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Handheld weapons Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Animals used in warfare Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Armor Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Naval technology Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Unknown Suspected 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Unknown Suspected 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Unknown Suspected 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Unknown Suspected 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Unknown Suspected 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Unknown Suspected 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Unknown Suspected 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Unknown Suspected 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Unknown Suspected 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Unknown Suspected 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Unknown Suspected 1550 CE  1890 CE
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Human Sacrifice Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)
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Instability Data
Power Transitions