The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof

The Royal House of Semou Njekeh 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 houseThe Royal House of Boureh Gnilane Joof. Their ancestor is Lamane Jegan Joof (king and founder of Tukar) and Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof (king of Laa (part of old Baol)).
CountryKingdom of Sine (mostly) and Kingdom of Saloum (some).
Both Kingdoms now part of present-day Senegal.
Foundedc.. 1717
FounderMaad Semou Njekeh Joof
Final rulerMaad a Sinig Mahecor Joof (1924 — 1969, as absolute monarch), and Niokhobaye Fatou Diène Diouf (8 February 2019 — present, as constitutional monarch[1][2][3][4])
TitlesMaad
Maad a Sinig
Maad Saloum
Dissolution1969 (reinstated on 8 February 2019 — present, when Sine decided to reinstate their monarchy by crowning Niokhobaye Fatou Diène Diouf Maad a Sinig).[1][2][3][4]
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The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof (Serer : Mbind Sem-Jike,[5] Mbin Semou Njike or Mbind Semu Jike Juuf, other : Keur Semou Djiké) was founded in the early 18th century by Maad Semou Njekeh Joof from the Kingdom of Sine, now part of present-day Senegal. It was the third and last royal house founded by the Joof family – (the Joof dynasty of Sine and Saloum) during the Guelowar period, since the reignes of Maad a Sinig Maysa Wali Jaxateh Manneh and Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof (1350 and 1969 respectively[6][7]). From the date of its foundation up to the dissolution of Sine in 1969, at least seven kings from this royal house had succeeded to the throne of Sine.[8]

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  5. ^ Buschinger, Danielle (ed & trans: Kloos, Jan Willem), Van den vos Reynaerde: mittelniederländisch – neuhochdeutsch, Presses du Centre d'Etudes médiévales Université de Picardie (1992), p. 59, ISBN 9782901121169
  6. ^ 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. ^ Klein, p XV
  8. ^ Diouf, Niokhobaye. pp 722–725