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Samba Gelaajo Jeegi
Samba Gelaajo Jeegi was a prince of the Denianke dynasty of Futa Toro, in the Senegal River valley, who fought for the throne in the 18th century. He became the hero of an epic sung by griots, in which he wins back his inheritance by courage and the help of his companions. The epic remains one of the best-known works of Pulaar oral literature.
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