The Royal House of Jogo Siga Joof
| The Royal House of Jogo Siga Joof (Mbind Jogo Siga Juuf) | |
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The antelope and gazelle are the totems of the Joof family, the founders of this royal house. In the mythology of the Serer, it symbolises grace, royalty, wisdom, hardwork and protector. | |
| Parent house | Descendance of Lamane Jegan Joof (king and founder of Tukar) and Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof (king of Laa, part of old Baol). |
| Country | Kingdom of Sine Part of present-day Senegal |
| Founded | c. 1461 |
| Founder | Maad a Sinig Jogo Gnilane Joof |
| Final ruler | Maad a Sinig Boukar Tjilas Jajel Joof (the last king of Sine from this royal house), Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof (last king of Sine, died 1969, member of the Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof). |
| Titles | Maad a Sinig |
| Dissolution | 1969 - dissolution of Serer monarchies of Sine and Saloum following the deaths of Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof and Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof (king of Sine and Saloum respectively). |
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The Royal House of Jogo Siga Joof (Serer : Mbin Jogo Siga Juuf or Mbind Jogo Siga, other variation : Keur Diogo Siga, etc.) was the second royal house founded by the Joof family during the Guelowar dynastic period of Sine. The Guelowar period commences from c. 1350 during the reign of Maad a Sinig Maysa Wali and ends in 1969 following the deaths of the last Serer kings of Sine and Saloum (Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof and Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof respectively) and the disestablishment of the monarchies in Serer countries. The pre-colonial Kingdom of Sine now lies within present-day Senegal.