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Saloum
Serer kingdom in present-day Senegal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kingdom of Saloum (Serer: Saluum or Saalum) was a Serer kingdom in present-day Senegal as well as parts of Gambia, then called Lower Saluum. The precolonial capital of Saloum was the city of Kahone. It was a sister to the Kingdom of Sine. Their history, geography and culture were intricately linked and it was common to refer to them as the Sine-Saloum and the Serer Kingdoms of Sine and Saloum.
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Kingdom of Saloum Saluum | |
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c. 1494–1969; and 2017–present | |
![]() Saloum ca. 1850 | |
Capital | Kahone |
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Religion | |
Government | Absolute monarchy, then constitutional monarchy from 2017 – present |
Maad Saloum | |
• 1494 – c. 1520 | Maad Saloum Mbegan Ndour (Guelowar period) |
• 1935–1969 | Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof |
• 2017–present | Reinstated monarchy, coronation of Thierno Coumba Daga Ndao |
Historical era | Medieval |
• Established | c. 1494 |
• Death of Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof, last absolute monarch of Saloum, and reinstatement of monarchy in 2017. | 1969; and 2017–present |
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