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The earliest evidence of human life is found in the valley of the Falémé in the south-east. [1]The presence of man in the Lower Paleolithic is attested by the discovery of stone tools characteristic of Acheulean such as hand axes reported by Théodore Monod [2] at the tip of Fann in the peninsula of Cap-Vert in 1938, or cleavers found in the south-east. [3]
According to legend, Maysa Wali elected the legendary Ndiadiane Ndiaye (Serer proper: Njaajaan Njaay) in c. 1360 as first Emperor of the Jolof Empire. He was the first king of modern Senegal to voluntarily gave his allegiance to Ndiadiane Ndiaye and asked others to do so, thereby making Sine a vassal of the Jolof Empire. [43]
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Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. [14] It owes its name to the Senegal River, which borders it to the east and north. [15] The climate is typically Sahelian, though there is a rainy season. Senegal covers a land area of almost 197,000 square ...
Silla or Silli was an ancient town in the Senegal River Valley.Its exact location is debated. Possible identifications include the site of Sinthiou Bara in the Matam Region of Senegal, [1] the village of Silla near Kaedi in Mauritania, [2] or a site closer to the juncture of the Senegal and Faleme rivers.
Amadou was born on the outskirts of 1270 A.H. (around 1853 A.D.) in the village of Mbacké (Mbàkke Bawol in Wolof) in Baol.He was born into a family with an ancient Islamic tradition, which had nevertheless maintained close relations and alliances with royal dynasties such as the Guééj. [2]
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Defeated and killed at the battle of Danki in 1549. Afterwards, the Jolof Empire collapsed and became a kingdom. Jolof Kingdom (1549 – 1900) al-Buri Penda c. 1549 c. 1566 - Lat-Samba c. 1566 c. 1597 - Gireun Buri Dyelen c. 1597 c. 1605 - Birayma Penda c. 1605 c. 1649 - Birayma Mba c. 1649 c. 1670 - Bakar Penda c. 1670 c. 1711 - Bakan-Tam Gan