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Kingdom of Jolof

1549 CE 1865 CE

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New WA se_jolof_k

Preceding Entity: Add one more here.

1360 CE 1549 CE Jolof Empire (se_jolof_emp) [None]

Succeeding Entity: Add one more here.

1549 CE 1864 CE Kingdom of Cayor (se_cayor_k) [None]

General Description

The Kingdom of Jolof was a Wolof kingdom that originated after the breakup of the Jolof Empire in 1549. ^[1] The capital of the Kingdom of Jolof was Yangyang. ^[2] After the collapse of the Jolof Empire, the independent Kingdom of Jolof never rose to the same prominence as its predecessor. With the increase of the Atlantic slave trade, the landlocked Kingdom of Jolof became less important as trade became centred around the coastal kingdoms of Waalo, Cayor, Baol, Sine and Saloum. ^[1] In the nineteenth century, the Jolof kingdom was increasingly involved in the marabout wars and by the mid-1860s the kingdom was ruled by the Jihadist forces of Maba Jakhu Ba which officially ended the traditional Kingdom of Jolof. ^[3]

[1]: (Searing, 2004) Searing, James. 2004. ‘Wolof and Jolof Empires.’ In Encyclopedia of African History. London: Routledge. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/WM3HCI97/collection

[2]: (Colvin 1986, 68) Colvin, Lucie G. 1986. ‘The Shaykh’s Men: Religion and Power in Senegambian Islam.’ Asian and African Studies. Vol. 20:1 Pp. 61-71. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/GZTDTN6Q/collection

[3]: (Gellar, 2020) Gellar, Sheldon. 2020. Senegal: An African Nation Between Islam and the West. Second Edition. London: Routledge. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/ZCQVA3UX/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

2 Polity Succession

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language

Religion

1 Religious Tradition

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

Professions

Bureaucracy Characteristics

Law

1 Formal Legal Code

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Communal Building

1 Knowledge Or Information Building

Transport Infrastructure

Special-purpose Sites

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Non Phonetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Token

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

24 Power Transition

Instability Events Coding in Progress.

General Variables

Identity and Location Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	28 N	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Original Name	Kingdom of Jolof	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Capital	Yangyang	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Alternative Name	Kingdom of Djolof	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Temporal Bounds Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[1549 CE ➜ 1865 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Preceding Entity 1360 CE 1549 CE	Jolof Empire (se_jolof_emp) [None]
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Succeeding Entity 1549 CE 1864 CE	Kingdom of Cayor (se_cayor_k) [None]
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Language Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Niger-Congo	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Language	Wolof	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Religion Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Wolof Religion	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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Hierarchical Complexity Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	3	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Professions Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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Bureaucracy Characteristics Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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Law Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Formal Legal Code	Present Inferred	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Communal Building	Present Inferred	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building	Present	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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Special-purpose Sites Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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Information / Writing System Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Script	Present	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent Inferred	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sacred Text	Present	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Religious Literature	Present	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Calendar	Present	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Information / Money Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Token	Present Inferred	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Article	Present	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Information / Postal System Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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Information / Measurement System Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Time Measurement System	Present	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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Military use of Metals Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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Projectiles Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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Handheld weapons Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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Animals used in warfare Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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Armor Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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Naval technology Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Unknown Suspected	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Unknown Suspected	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Unknown Suspected	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Unknown Suspected	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Unknown Suspected	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Unknown Suspected	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Unknown Suspected	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Unknown Suspected	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Unknown Suspected	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Unknown Suspected	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Unknown Suspected	1549 CE 1865 CE
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Human Sacrifice Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)

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