The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof
| The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof (Mbind Sem-Jike 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 | The Royal House of Boureh Gnilane Joof. Their ancestor is Lamane Jegan Joof (king and founder of Tukar) and Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof (king of Laa (part of old Baol)). |
| Country | Kingdom of Sine (mostly) and Kingdom of Saloum (some). Both Kingdoms now part of present-day Senegal Senegal |
| Founded | c. 1717 |
| Founder | Maad Semou Njekeh Joof |
| Final ruler | Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof (1924 — 1969, as absolute monarch), and Niokhobaye Fatou Diène Diouf (8 February 2019 — present, as constitutional monarch) |
| Titles | Maad Maad a Sinig Maad Saloum |
| Dissolution | 1969 (reinstated on 8 February 2019 — present, when Sine decided to reinstate their monarchy by crowning Niokhobaye Fatou Diène Diouf Maad a Sinig). |
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The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof (Serer : Mbind Sem-Jike, Mbin Semou Njike or Mbind Semu Jike Juuf, other : Keur Semou Djiké) was founded in the early 18th century by Maad Semou Njekeh Joof from the Kingdom of Sine, now part of present-day Senegal. It was the third and last royal house founded by the Joof family – (the Joof dynasty of Sine and Saloum) during the Guelowar period, since the reignes of Maad a Sinig Maysa Wali Jaxateh Manneh and Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof (1350 and 1969 respectively). From the date of its foundation up to the dissolution of Sine in 1969, at least seven kings from this royal house had succeeded to the throne of Sine.