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Waalo

1287 – 1855 CE · about 568 years

Waalo was a kingdom on the lower Senegal River in present-day Senegal and Mauritania. It lay between the Moorish emirates to the north, Cayor to the south and Jolof to the east. The French conquered it in 1855.

Key facts

Dates1287 – 1855 CE
RegionWest Africa
ContinentAfrica
Religion(s)African traditional religion, Islam

Before & after

Followed by

Second French colonial empire

Sources

Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.