Wolof Empire

E70583
historical empire medieval West African state

The Wolof Empire was a powerful medieval West African state centered in what is now Senegal, known for its complex political organization, control of regional trade routes, and influential role in the spread of Islam and Wolof culture.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Wolof Empire canonical 13
Jolof Empire 8
Wolof Empire Atlantic trade network 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical empire ⓘ
medieval West African state ⓘ
alternativeName Wolof Empire ⓘ
surface form: Jolof Empire
capital Lambaye ⓘ
coastalInteraction Portuguese traders ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
declineCause internal rivalries ⓘ
rise of coastal kingdoms ⓘ
economy trans-Saharan trade ⓘ
endTime c. 1549 ⓘ
ethnicBasis Wolof ⓘ
surface form: Wolof people
followedBy Baol ⓘ
Cayor ⓘ
Jolof Kingdoms ⓘ
Saloum ⓘ
Sine ⓘ
Walo ⓘ
founder Ndiadiane Ndiaye ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
knownFor complex political organization ⓘ
control of regional trade routes ⓘ
diffusion of Wolof culture ⓘ
spread of Islam ⓘ
language Wolof ⓘ
militaryFeature cavalry-based forces ⓘ
notableRuler Ndiadiane Ndiaye ⓘ
peakPeriod 15th century ⓘ
politicalStructure federation of kingdoms ⓘ
portCity Joal ⓘ
Portudal ⓘ
Rufisque ⓘ
precededBy Tekrur ⓘ
presentLocation The Gambia ⓘ
surface form: Gambia

Mauritania ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
rulerTitle Buurba Jolof ⓘ
socialStructure hierarchical caste system ⓘ
startTime c. 1350 ⓘ
tradedCommodity gold ⓘ
salt ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
vassalState Baol ⓘ
Cayor ⓘ
Saloum ⓘ
Sine ⓘ
Walo ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

West Africa → hadHistoricState → Wolof Empire ⓘ
Wolof Empire → alternativeName → Wolof Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jolof Empire
Senegambia → historicalPolities → Wolof Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jolof Empire
Lambaye → capitalOf → Wolof Empire ⓘ
Lambaye → partOf → Wolof Empire ⓘ
Buurba Jolof → usedIn → Wolof Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jolof Empire
Buurba Jolof → usedBy → Wolof Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: kings of the Jolof Empire
Buurba Jolof → appliesToTerritory → Wolof Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: historic Wolof Empire
Tekrur → successorState → Wolof Empire ⓘ
Tekrur → successorState → Wolof Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jolof Empire
Baol → followed → Wolof Empire ⓘ
Baol → precededBy → Wolof Empire ⓘ
Walo → successorOf → Wolof Empire ⓘ
Ndiadiane Ndiaye → politicalEntityFounded → Wolof Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jolof Empire
Ndiadiane Ndiaye → politicalEntityRuled → Wolof Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jolof Empire
Ndiadiane Ndiaye → associatedWith → Wolof Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jolof Empire
Portudal → partOf → Wolof Empire ⓘ
Portudal → tradeNetwork → Wolof Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wolof Empire Atlantic trade network
Joal → historicalEra → Wolof Empire ⓘ
Joal → wasPartOf → Wolof Empire ⓘ
Jolof Kingdoms → followed → Wolof Empire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jolof Empire
Jolof Kingdoms → followed → Wolof Empire ⓘ
Saloum → successorOf → Wolof Empire ⓘ
Saloum → precededBy → Wolof Empire ⓘ