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Kingdom of Baol

1550 CE 1890 CE

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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

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

1 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Polity Succession

Language

1 Linguistic Family

2 Language

Religion

1 Religious Tradition

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

Professions

Bureaucracy Characteristics

Law

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Communal Building

1 Utilitarian Public Building

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

Special-purpose Sites

1 Trading Emporia

1 Special Purpose Site

1 Ceremonial Site

1 Burial Site

Information / Writing System

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Token

1 Foreign Coin

1 Article

Information / Postal System

Information / Measurement System

1 Time Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

Military use of Metals

Projectiles

Handheld weapons

Animals used in warfare

Armor

Naval technology

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions

28 Power Transition

Instability Events Coding in Progress.

General Variables

Identity and Location Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	28 N	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Original Name	Kingdom of Baol	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Capital	Lambaye	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Alternative Name	Bawol	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Temporal Bounds Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[1550 CE ➜ 1890 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Succeeding Entity	French Empire	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Preceding Entity 1360 CE 1549 CE	Jolof Empire (se_jolof_emp) [None]
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Language Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Niger-Congo	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Language	Sereer	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Language	Wolof	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Religion Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Wolof Religion	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	[3 to 4]	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present Inferred	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Communal Building	Present	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Port	Present	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Trading Emporia	Present Inferred	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Special Purpose Site	Present	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Ceremonial Site	Present	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Burial Site	Present	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sacred Text	Present	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Religious Literature	Present Inferred	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Calendar	Present	1550 CE 1890 CE
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Information / Money Kingdom of Baol (se_baol_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
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	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Time Measurement System	Present	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)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
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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