Damel
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to the damel Damel was the title of the ruler (or king) of the Wolof kingdom of Cayor in what is now northwest Senegal, West Africa. The most well-known damel is probably Lat Dior Diop (1842–1886) who was killed by the French after decades of resisting their encroachment on Wolof territory. Lat Dior is a Senegalese national hero. The 30th and last Damel of Cayor, Samba Laobé Fall, was killed by the leader of a French delegation, Captain Spitzer, at Tivaouane, Senegal.
to the damel]] Damel was the title of the ruler (or king) of the Wolof kingdom of Cayor in what is now northwest Senegal, West Africa. The most well-known damel is probably Lat Dior Diop (1842–1886) who was killed by the French after decades of resisting their encroachment on Wolof territory. Lat Dior is a Senegalese national hero. The 30th and last Damel of Cayor, Samba Laobé Fall, was killed by the leader of a French delegation, Captain Spitzer, at Tivaouane, Senegal.
History
The Damel began as the Great Lamane of Cayor, traditionally elected by the other Lamanes from the Fall family of Palene Ded, who claimed descend from Ousmane Boune Afal, a companion of Mohammed, by means of Wagadou. Lat Jor was the only Damel elected who was not part of the Fall paternal line. The term "Damel" may derive from "breaker", coming from the Wolof verb "damma" meaning "to break," referring to the breaking of their vassalage to the Jolof Empire at the 1549 battle of Danki. Alvise Cadamosto, however, recorded the use of the title "Damel" for the ruler of Cayor much earlier, in the 1450s.
List of damel
The following are the damel of Cayor, in order 1549, Dece Fu Njogu 1549–1593, Amary Ngone Sobel Fall 1593–1600 Massamba Tako ??–c.1672 Biram Yacine Bubu c. 1672–1673 Decce Maram Ngalgu 1673 Ma Faly Gueye 1673–?? Makhourediah Jojo Juuf 1697–1719, Lat Sukabe 1719–1748, Isa-Tende 1748–1749, Maissa Bigué Ngoné Fall (1st term) 1749–1757, Ma-Bathio Samb 1757–1758, Birima Kodu 1758–1759, Maissa Bigué Ngoné Fall (2nd term) 1759–1760, Birima Yamb 1760–1763, Isa Bige Nagone 1763–1766, Jor Yasin Isa 1766–1777, Kodu Kumba 1777–1790, Birima Fatim-Penda 1790–1809, Amari Ngone Ndèla Kumba Fal 1809–1832, Biram Fatma Cub Fal 1832–1855, Maysa Tènde Jor Samba Fal 1855–1860, Birima Ngone Latir Fal (d. 1860) 1860–1861, Ma-Kodu Kumba Yande Fal 1861 May – 1861 Dec 8, Ma-Jojo Jegeñ Kodu Fal (1st term) 1862 – 1864 Jan, Lat Jor Ngone Latir Jop (1st term) (b. c.1842, d. 1886) 1864 Jan – 1868, Ma-Jojo Jegeñ Kodu Fal (2nd term) 1871 Feb 12 – 1882, Lat Jor Ngone Latir Jop (2nd term) (s.a.) 1883 Jan – 1883 Aug 28, Amari Ngone Fal 1883 Aug 28 – 1886 Oct 6, Samba Laobe Fal 1883 Oct 6 – 1902, Meissa Tendi Dior Birima Demba War Sall
See also
Teign Maad a Sinig Maad Saloum Lingeer Buumi
Notes
References
Crowder, Michael (1968). West Africa Under Colonial Rule. Northwestern University Press. Hale, Thomas A., Johnson, John William and Belcher, Stephen Paterson (1997). Oral Epics From Africa: Vibrant Voices From A Vast Continent. Indiana University Press. Harney, Elizabeth, (2004). In Senghor's Shadow: Art, Politics, and the Avant-garde in Senegal, 1960-1995. Duke University Press.
External links
Lat Dior, Le Kayor, l'impossible defi
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