State
Jolof Empire
The Jolof Empire was a Wolof state in present-day Senegal that dominated the region from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century. It was made up of a confederation of kingdoms under the Buurba Jolof. It has its own profile on the site, and broke apart after its coastal provinces rebelled.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Jolof Empire. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jolof-empire
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