The Royal House of Boureh Gnilane Joof

The Royal House of Boureh Gnilane Joof

The antelope is the totem of the Joof family, the founders of this royal house. In the mythology of the Serer people, it symbolises grace, royalty, wisdom, hardwork and protector.
Parent houseDescendance of Lamane Jegan Joof (king and founder of Tukar) and Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof (king of Laa, part of old Baol).
CountryKingdom of Sine and Kingdom of Saloum.
Both Kingdoms now part of present-day  Senegal.
Foundedc. 1369
FounderJaraff Boureh Gnilane Joof
Final rulerMaad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Fa Ndeb Joof (the last king of Sine from this royal house,[1] died 1923[2]). Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof (last king of Sine from the Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof, died 1969).
TitlesMaad, Maad a Sinig and Maad Saloum
Dissolution1969 dissolution Serer monarchies of Sine and Saloum following the deaths of Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof and Maad Saloum Fode Ngoye Joof (king of Sine and Saloum respectively).[3]
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The Royal House of Boureh Gnilane Joof (variation : Mbin Boureh Gnilane or Mbind Bure Nilaan in Serer[4][5]) was a royal house founded in the 14th century[6][7] by Jaraff Boureh Gnilane Joof (var : Bouré Gnilane Diouf[7] or Buré Ñilaan[8]). He was a member the Serer tribe, from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Sine now part of independent Senegal.[7][8][9] It was the first royal house founded by the Joof family during the Guelowar period (1350[6] - 1969[3]).[7][8] Boureh Gnilane Joof was a royal prince and a Jaraff (var : Diaraf), a Serer title of nobility with the powers of a prime minister. He was neither a Maad a Sinig (king of Sine) nor a Maad Saloum (king of Saloum) but a royal prince who had the title Jaraff bestowed upon him by his cousin and brother-in-law - Maad a Sinig Diessanou Faye (king of Sine).[7] His father Maad Patar Kholleh Joof (the conqueror)[10] was the king of Laa[11] and Teigne of Baol (king of Baol).[7] Boureh's brothers were the first from this house to have succeeded to the throne of Sine during the Guelowar period. His name was adopted in his honour to refer to the first royal house founded by the Joof family during this dynastic period.[7] The Joof family of Sine, from this royal house also ruled in the Kingdom of Saloum (the Joof paternal dynasty of Sine and Saloum)[12] The Joof family also ruled in Baol (the Joof paternal dynasty of Baol).[13][14] From the date of its foundation up to the abolition of the Serer monarchies of Sine and Saloum in 1969,[3] at least ten kings from this house had succeeded to the throne of Sine.[15] As the first royal house of Sine founded by the Joof family in this dynastic period, the Royal House of Boureh Gnilane Joof holds great significance in Senegambian, Joof family and Serer history, because all the subsequent royal houses founded by the Joof family (who ruled in three Senegambian kingdoms[16]) branched out from this royal house.[8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Diouf 19 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Klein 202 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Klein, Martin. A., "Islam and Imperialism in Senegal Sine-Saloum, 1847-1914", Edinburgh University Press (1968), p XV
  4. ^ Buschinger, Danielle, "Pouvoir, liens de parenté et structures épiques: actes du deuxième colloque international du REARE (Réseau Eur-Africain de recherche sur les epopées) : Amiens (17-19 septembre 2002)", Presses du "Centre d'études médiévales", Université de Picardie-Jules Verne (2003), p. 59, ISBN 9782901121169
  5. ^ Other variations : Mbin Bureh Jelane or Buré Ñilaan (see La famille Juuf), or Keur Bouré Gnilane (see Diouf)
  6. ^ a b For the Guelowar period, see : Sarr, Alioune, "Histoire du Sine-Saloum" (Sénégal). Introduction, bibliographie et notes par Charles Becker. Version légèrement remaniée par rapport à celle qui est parue en 1986-87. p 19
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Diouf, Niokhobaye, "Chronique du royaume du Sine", Suivie de notes sur les traditions orales et les sources écrites concernant le royaume du Sine par Charles Becker et Victor Martin. (1972). Bulletin de l'Ifan, Tome 34, Série B, n° 4, (1972), pp 709-712 (pp 6-8)
  8. ^ a b c d (in French) La famille Juuf [in] « L'épopée de Sanmoon Fay », [in] Éthiopiques, no 54, vol. 7, 2e semestre 1991 [1]
  9. ^ Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire (IFAN), "Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire: Sciences humaines, Volume 46", IFAN (1985), p 232
  10. ^ Variation : Buur-Patar Kholé Diouf (see Diouf)
  11. ^ Variations : Lâ (see Diouf) or Laah
  12. ^ (in French)Ba, Abdou Bouri, "Essai sur l’histoire du Saloum et du Rip". Avant-propos par Charles Becker et Victor Martin, BIFAN, Tome 38, Série B, n° 4, octobre 1976, p 834 (p 14)
  13. ^ Phillips, Lucie Colvin, Historical dictionary of Senegal, Scarecrow Press (1981), pp 52-71 ISBN 0-8108-1369-6
  14. ^ Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire, Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire, Volume 38. IFAN (1976), pp 557-504
  15. ^ Diouf, Niokhobaye, "Chronique du royaume du Sine", (1972), pp Suivie de notes sur les traditions orales et les sources écrites concernant le royaume du Sine par Charles Becker et Victor Martin. (1972). Bulletin de l'Ifan, Tome 34, Série B, n° 4, (1972), pp 709-732 (pp 6-19)
  16. ^ See Joof family