Baol

Kingdom of Baol
Baol
1549–1894
Baol in 1855
Baol in 1855
CapitalLambaye
Common languagesWolof, Serer
Religion
Serer religion, Islam
GovernmentMonarchy
Teigne 
History 
• Established
Cayor defeats Jolof at Battle of Danki 1549
• French colonization
1894
Currency
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Jolof Empire
French West Africa

Baol or Bawol was a kingdom in what is now central Senegal. Founded in the 11th century, it was a vassal of the Jolof Empire before becoming independent in the mid-16th century. The ruler bore the title of Teigne (or Teeň) and reigned from the capital in Lambaye. The kingdom encompassed a strip of land extending east from the ocean and included the towns of Touba, Diourbel, and Mbacke. It was directly south of the Kingdom of Cayor and north of the Kingdom of Sine.