| The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof | |
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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 house | The 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)). |
| Country | Kingdom of Sine (mostly) and Kingdom of Saloum (some). Both Kingdoms now part of present-day Senegal. |
| Founded | c.. 1717 |
| Founder | Maad Semou Njekeh Joof |
| Final ruler | Maad 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]) |
| Titles | Maad Maad a Sinig Maad Saloum |
| Dissolution | 1969 (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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THE POINTwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Klein, p XV
- ^ Diouf, Niokhobaye. pp 722–725
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