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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.