Waalo

Kingdom of Walo
Waalo
13th-14th century–1855
Waalo ca. 1850
Waalo ca. 1850
StatusKingdom
CapitalNdiourbel;
Ndiangué;
Nder
Common languagesWolof
Religion
African traditional religion; Islam
GovernmentMonarchy
Brak 
History 
• Waalo founded by Ndiadiane Ndiaye
13th-14th century
• part of the Jolof Empire
c. 1350-1549 (de facto) / 1715 (de jure)
• French colonization
1855
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Takrur
French West Africa

Waalo (Wolof: Waalo) was a kingdom on the lower Senegal River in West Africa, in what is now Senegal and Mauritania. It included parts of the valley proper and areas north and south, extending to the Atlantic Ocean. To the north were Moorish emirates; to the south was the kingdom of Cayor; to the east was Jolof.