Cayor

E352575

Cayor was a precolonial Wolof kingdom in what is now Senegal, emerging as a major regional power after the decline of the Wolof Empire.

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Label Occurrences
Cayor canonical 6

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Wolof state
historical polity
precolonial kingdom
associatedWith Islamic maraboutic movements
Peanut-growing region in colonial period territory
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean (historical region)
surface form: Atlantic Ocean (to the west of its territory)
capital Kebemer
Mboul
colonialStatus French protectorate before full annexation
conflict resistance to French colonial expansion
conqueredBy French colonial empire
coRuledWith Baol
currencyOrMediumOfExchange cowries
economy agriculture
trade
emergedAfter decline of the Jolof Empire
endTime late 19th century
ethnicGroup Wolof people
governmentType monarchy
historicalEra early modern period
precolonial period
integratedInto French West Africa
language Wolof
surface form: Wolof language
legacy important component of Wolof and Senegalese history
locatedIn West Africa
present-day Senegal
militaryFeature cavalry-based warfare
neighboringEntity Baol
Jolof Kingdoms
surface form: Jolof

Saloum
Sine
Walo
surface form: Waalo
notableRuler Damel-Teigne Lat Jor
Lat Jor Ngone Latir Diop
partOf Wolof cultural sphere
politicalSystem elective monarchy
presentIn northwestern Senegal
religion Islam
rulerTitle Damel
societalStructure artisan and servile castes
hierarchical social system
nobility and free commoners
startTime 16th century
successionSystem elective succession among royal lineages
tradeRoute links between interior and Atlantic coast

Referenced by (6)

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Wolof Empire followedBy Cayor
Wolof Empire vassalState Cayor
Baol borderedBy Cayor
Walo borderedBy Cayor
Jolof Kingdoms hasPart Cayor