Saloum
Kingdom of Saloum Saluum | |
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Saloum ca. 1850 | |
| Status | State from c. 1494-1867 Currently a non-sovereign monarchy within Senegal |
| Capital | Kahone |
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| Government | Absolute monarchy, then constitutional monarchy from 2017 – present |
| Maad Saloum | |
• 1494 – c. 1520 | Mbegane Ndour |
• 1935–1969 | Fode N'Gouye Joof |
• 2017–present | Thierno Coumba Daga Ndao |
| History | |
• Mbegane Ndour defeats Elibana, founds the kingdom | c. 1494 |
• Annexation into French West Africa | 1867 |
• 1969 | Death of Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof, abolition of the monarchy |
• 2017 | Re-establishment of the monarchy |
The Kingdom of Saloum (Serer: Saluum or Saalum) was a Serer kingdom in present-day Senegal and parts of Gambia. The precolonial capital was the city of Kahone. Re-established in 2017, Saloum is now a non-sovereign traditional monarchy within Senegal. Its history, geography and culture is intricately linked with the sister state, the Kingdom of Sine, and it is common to refer to them as the Sine-Saloum or the Serer Kingdoms.