Baol

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Baol was a precolonial Wolof kingdom in what is now Senegal, known for succeeding the Wolof Empire as a regional political and economic power.

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Label Occurrences
Baol canonical 5

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Wolof state
historical polity
precolonial kingdom
associatedWith Wolof Empire legacy
borderedBy Cayor
Saloum
Sine
colonizedBy France
economyBasedOn agriculture
animal husbandry
trade
engagedIn long-distance trade
ethnicGroup Wolof people
followed Wolof Empire
hasAgriculturalProducts groundnuts
millet
sorghum
hasCapital Buurba Jolof
surface form: Keur Samba (historical)
hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean (historical region)
hasRulingDynasty local Wolof aristocracy
hasSocialStructure hierarchical caste system
hasTypeOfGovernment centralized kingdom
historicalRegion northwestern Senegal
incorporatedInto French West Africa
influencedBy Atlantic trade
knownFor regional economic power
regional political power
languageUsed Wolof
locatedIn West Africa
Senegal
surface form: present-day Senegal
participatedIn regional power struggles in Senegambia
partOf Senegambian region
Wolof people
surface form: Wolof cultural area
politicalSystem monarchy
precededBy Wolof Empire
religion Islam
traditional African religions
rulerTitle Teigne
succeeded Wolof Empire as a regional power
timePeriod precolonial era

Referenced by (5)

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Wolof Empire followedBy Baol
Cayor neighboringEntity Baol
Cayor coRuledWith Baol
Jolof Kingdoms hasPart Baol