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History of Senegal

24 recorded states lay in what is now Senegal, from the Kingdom of Takrur (800 CE). 1 of them has a full profile, and 6 outside powers ruled here.

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Profiles

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

9th century

  1. Kingdom of Takrur800 CE – 1285 CE · kingdom

13th century

  1. Waalo1287 CE – 1855 CE · kingdom

14th century

  1. Kingdom of Sine1350 CE – 1891 CE · kingdom

15th century

  1. Kingdom of Kasa1400 CE – 1700 CE · kingdom
  2. Denianke Kingdom1490 CE – 1776 CE · kingdom
  3. Kingdom of Saloum1494 CE – 1891 CE · kingdom

16th century

  1. Kantora1500 CE – 1880 CE · kingdom
  2. Kingdom of Wuli1500 CE – 1890 CE · kingdom
  3. Pakao1500 CE – 1880 CE · chiefdom
  4. Cayor1549 CE – 1886 CE · kingdom
  5. Kingdom of Jolof1549 CE – 1890 CE · kingdom
  6. Kingdom of Baol1555 CE – 1894 CE · kingdom

17th century

  1. Kingdom of Gajaaga1600 CE – 1858 CE · kingdom
  2. Gorée1627 CE – 1895 CE · colony
  3. French Senegal1659 CE – 1960 CE · colony
  4. Imamate of Nasir al-Din1673 CE – 1677 CE · theocracy
  5. Kingdom of Khasso1681 CE – 1880 CE · kingdom
  6. Kingdom of Bundu1690 CE – 1905 CE · theocracy

18th century

  1. Province of Senegambia1765 CE – 1783 CE · colony
  2. Imamate of Futa Toro1776 CE – 1861 CE · theocracy
  3. Lebou Republic1795 CE – 1857 CE · republic

19th century

  1. Toucouleur Empire1848 CE – 1893 CE · caliphate
  2. Fuladu1867 CE – 1903 CE · kingdom
  3. French West Africa1895 CE – 1958 CE · profile

In the encyclopedia

Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of West Africa → States of Egypt, North Africa and Sudan → All country histories →

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Senegal. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/senegal
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“History of Senegal.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/senegal. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Senegal.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/senegal.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Senegal’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/senegal (Accessed: ).