Ndiadiane Ndiaye
E350754
Ndiadiane Ndiaye is traditionally regarded as the legendary founder and first ruler of the Jolof (Wolof) Empire in what is now Senegal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ndiadiane Ndiaye canonical | 3 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founder
ⓘ
historical figure of Senegal ⓘ legendary ruler ⓘ mythical ancestor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Wolof Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Jolof Empire
Senegambia ⓘ Wolof people ⓘ |
| countryAssociated | Senegal ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Senegambian history
ⓘ
Wolof oral tradition ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation | Wolof ⓘ |
| fieldOfSignificance | precolonial West African history ⓘ |
| foundingLocation |
Jolof Kingdoms
ⓘ
surface form:
Jolof
|
| foundingLocationModernCountry | Senegal ⓘ |
| historicity | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Dyaadian Njaay
ⓘ
Njaajaan Njaay ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Wolof
ⓘ
surface form:
Wolof language
|
| legacy | considered progenitor of Jolof royal line ⓘ |
| legendaryStatus | traditionally regarded as founder of Jolof ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Senegalese historical traditions ⓘ |
| mythicMotif | foreign or mixed origin of dynastic founder ⓘ |
| nameInFrench | Ndiadiane Ndiaye self-link ⓘ |
| nameInWolof | Njaajaan Njaay ⓘ |
| notableFor | founding one of the major medieval Senegambian states ⓘ |
| politicalEntityFounded |
Wolof Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Jolof Empire
|
| politicalEntityRuled |
Wolof Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Jolof Empire
|
| regionAssociated | Wolof country ⓘ |
| religionAccordingToTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| rememberedFor | uniting Wolof polities under Jolof ⓘ |
| role |
first ruler of the Jolof Empire
ⓘ
founder of the Jolof Empire ⓘ |
| sourceType | oral tradition ⓘ |
| successorDynasty |
Jolof Kingdoms
ⓘ
surface form:
Jolof royal dynasty
|
| timePeriod | likely 13th–14th century ⓘ |
| title |
Buurba Jolof
ⓘ
king of Jolof ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.