Baol
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Baol or Bawol was a kingdom in what is now central Senegal. Founded in the 11th century, it was a vassal of the Jolof Empire before becoming independent in the mid-16th century. The ruler bore the title of Teigne (or Teeň) and reigned from the capital in Lambaye. The kingdom encompassed a strip of land extending east from the ocean and included the towns of Touba, Diourbel, and Mbacke. It was directly south of the Kingdom of Cayor and north of the Kingdom of Sine.
Key facts
- Former Country.native_name
- Baol
- Former Country.conventional_long_name
- Kingdom of Baol
- Former Country.government_type
- Monarchy
- Former Country.year_start
- 1549
- Former Country.year_end
- 1894
- Former Country.date_start
- Cayor defeats Jolof at Battle of Danki
- Former Country.event_end
- French colonization
- Former Country.p1
- Jolof Empire
- Former Country.s1
- French West Africa
- Former Country.image_map
- File:Kingdom of Baol Map.png
- Former Country.image_map_caption
- Baol in 1855
- Former Country.capital
- Lambaye
- Former Country.common_languages
- Wolof, Serer
- Former Country.religion
- Serer religion, Islam
- Former Country.currency
- Iron bars
- Former Country.title_leader
- Teigne
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- inception
- 1555-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1895-01-01
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Baol or Bawol was a kingdom in what is now central Senegal. Founded in the 11th century, it was a vassal of the Jolof Empire before becoming independent in the mid-16th century. The ruler bore the title of Teigne (or Teeň) and reigned from the capital in Lambaye. The kingdom encompassed a strip of land extending east from the ocean and included the towns of Touba, Diourbel, and Mbacke. It was directly south of the Kingdom of Cayor and north of the Kingdom of Sine.
==History== There are no written sources for the early history of Baol, and even oral traditions are sparse. The earliest recorded Teigne of Baol was named Kayamangha Diatta and was a member of the Soninke Wagadu matrilineage, reflecting influence emanating from the Ghana Empire.