Cayor
Kingdom of Cayor Kajoor | |||||||||
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| 1549–1879 | |||||||||
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Cayor in red, ca. 1850. | |||||||||
| Status | Kingdom | ||||||||
| Capital | Mboul (traditional) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Wolof | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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• 1549 | Dece Fu Njogu (first) | ||||||||
• 1886-1902 | Demba War Sall (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Cayor defeats Jolof at Battle of Danki | 1549 1549 | ||||||||
• French colonization | 1886 1879 | ||||||||
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The Cayor Kingdom (Wolof: Kajoor; Arabic: كاجور) was from 1549 to 1876 the largest and most powerful kingdom that split off from the Jolof Empire in what is now Senegal. The Cayor Kingdom was located in northern and central Senegal, southeast of Waalo, west of the kingdom of Jolof, and north of Baol and the Kingdom of Sine.