Teigne

Serer royal and religious titles

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Teigne (Serer:Teeñ, Teñ or Teen;^[1] variation: Teign, Tègne, Tin, or Tinou) was a Serer^[1][2] title for the monarchs of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Baol,^[3][2] now part of present-day Senegal. The Kingdoms of Baol and Cayor became intricately linked especially post 1549 when the Faal family came to into prominence, and it was the same family that eventually ruled both Kingdoms with the exception of few interruptions, notably Lat Joor Ngoneh Latir Jobe who was of a different patrilineage.

After the demise of the Serer paternal dynasties of Baol, the title was retained by the Wolof.^[4][5][2] The first Teignes of Baol were Serers which included members of the Joof dynasty,^[4][5] such as Boureh Joof (or Bouré Diouf in French speaking Senegal) and Guidiane Joof (probably "Jegan" Joof)^[6] during the Wagadou Era, and Maad Patar Kholleh Joof the conqueror (the King of Patar, also known as Xole Paataar).^[4][5][7][8] The Faal dynasty (or Fall in French), the last paternal dynasty, were of Moorish^[9] or Serer origin^[10][11] who became Wolofized, and saw themselves as Wolofs, ascended the throne as "Teigne" (and as Damel in Cayor) after the Battle of Danki—which Yoro Boly Dyao dated as 1549 (the generally accepted date).^[12][13][14] The last Teigne of Baol was Tanor Ngone Jeng (or Tanor Goñ Dieng), who reigned from 1890 to 3 July 1894.^[15]