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Kingdom of Jolof

1549 CE 1865 CE
D G SC RG New WA  se_jolof_k
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1360 CE 1549 CE Jolof Empire (se_jolof_emp)    [None]

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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
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
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
Naval technology
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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General Variables
Identity and Location Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)
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Utm Zone 28 N Confident 1549 CE  1865 CE
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Original Name Kingdom of Jolof Confident 1549 CE  1865 CE
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Capital Yangyang Confident 1549 CE  1865 CE
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Alternative Name Kingdom of Djolof Confident 1549 CE  1865 CE
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Temporal Bounds Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)
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Duration [1549 CE ➜ 1865 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)
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Preceding Entity
1360 CE 1549 CE
Jolof Empire (se_jolof_emp)   [None]  Confident
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Succeeding Entity
1549 CE 1864 CE
Kingdom of Cayor (se_cayor_k)   [None]  Confident
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Language Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)
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Linguistic Family Niger-Congo Confident 1549 CE  1865 CE
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Language Wolof Confident 1549 CE  1865 CE
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Religion Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)
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Religious Tradition Wolof Religion Confident 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)
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Settlement Hierarchy 3 Confident 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)
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Present Inferred 1549 CE  1865 CE
Specialized Buildings: polity owned Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)
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Communal Building Present Inferred 1549 CE  1865 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building Present Confident 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)
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Written Record Present Confident 1549 CE  1865 CE
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Script Present Confident 1549 CE  1865 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Confident 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)
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1549 CE  1865 CE
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Religious Literature Present Confident 1549 CE  1865 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 1549 CE  1865 CE
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Information / Money Kingdom of Jolof (se_jolof_k)
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Token Present Inferred 1549 CE  1865 CE
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Article Present Confident 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)
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Time Measurement System Present Confident 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)
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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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