The Royal House of Jogo Siga Joof

The Royal House of Jogo Siga 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.
Country Kingdom of Sine, part of present-day  Senegal.
Parent house Descendance of Lamane Jegan Joof (king and founder of Tukar) and Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof (king of Laa, part of old Baol).
Titles Maad a Sinig
Founded c. 1461[1]
Founder Maad a Sinig Jogo Gnilane Joof
Final ruler Maad a Sinig Boukar Tjilas Jajel Joof (the last king of Sine from this royal house), Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof (last king of Sine, died 1969, member of the Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof).
Dissolution 1969 - dissolution of Serer monarchies of Sine and Saloum following the deaths of Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof and Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof (king of Sine and Saloum respectively).[2][3]

The Royal House of Jogo Siga Joof (Serer : Mbin Jogo Siga Juuf, other variation : Keur Diogo Siga, etc.) was the second royal house founded by the Joof family during the Guelowar dynastic period of Sine.[1][4] The Guelowar period commences from c. 1350 during the reign of Maad a Sinig Maysa Wali[5][6] and ends in 1969 following the deaths of the last Serer kings of Sine and Saloum (Maad a Sinig Mahecor Joof and Maad Saloum Fode N'Gouye Joof respectively) and the disestablishment of the monarchies in Serer countries.[2][3] The pre-colonial Kingdom of Sine now lies within present-day Senegal.

History

The Royal House of Jogo Siga Joof was founded around the later half of the 15th[1] to early 16th century[7] by the Serer king Maad a Sinig Jogo Gnilane Joof (var : Diogo Gnilane Diouf,[7] following its French spelling in Senegal). Unlike the other royal houses founded by the Joof family of pre-colonial Senegambia, the Royal House of Jogo Siga Joof did not provide many kings. Only two (possibly one[8]) known Serer kings are attested to have belonged to this royal house, including the founder.[9] However, this royal house holds great significance in the survival of the Serer religion particularly in Sine and the independence of Sine, free from Islamisation. Maad a Sinig Jogo Gnilane Joof is reported to have defeated the Muslim marabout - Mamadou Koungo (of Koungheul) and kept the Islamic religion out of Sine.[1] Maad a Sinig Jogo Gnilane's victory against the jihadic expedition of the Muslim marabout was celebrated by depositing the "Eternal Stone of Sine" (called Sirat[10] by some) at Diakhao. The city of Diakhao was where the battle took place.[1] It is also the historical capital of many Serer Maad a Sinigs. The eternal stone is still found in Diakhao, at the same spot it was placed by the king[1] (see also Serer ancient history and Senegambian stone circles).

After the collapse of the Royal House of Jogo Siga Joof, the Joof family founded their third and last royal house - the Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof, founded by Maad Semou Njekeh Joof.[11][12]

List of kings

This is a list of Serer kings of Sine reported to have belonged to the Royal House of Jogo Siga Joof.[13] Their royal title is Maad a Sinig (king of Sine).[14] This royal house is the most contentious of all the royal houses founded by the Joof family, as the year of reign varies from one source to the next.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (French) Diouf, Niokhobaye, "Chronique du royaume du Sine", Suivie de notes sur les traditions orales et les sources écrites concernant le royaume du Sine par Charles Becker et Victor Martin. (1972). Bulletin de l'Ifan, Tome 34, Série B, n° 4, (1972), p 715 (p 10)
  2. 1 2 (English) Klein, Martin. A., "Islam and Imperialism in Senegal Sine-Saloum, 1847-1914", Edinburgh University Press (1968), p XV
  3. 1 2 Sheridan, Michael J., & Nyamweru, Celia, African sacred groves: ecological dynamics & social change, James Currey, 2008, p. 141 ISBN 0-8214-1789-4
  4. ↑ Éthiopiques, "Issues 55-56", Fondation Léopold Sédar Senghor (1991), pp 42, 148-149
  5. ↑ (French) 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. 21
  6. ↑ Thilmans, Guy; Descamps, Cyr & Camara Abdoulaye, Senegalia : études sur le patrimoine ouest-africain : hommage à Guy Thilmans, Sépia, 2006, p. 220-221 ISBN 2-84280-122-9
  7. 1 2 3 Cite : A. Teixeira da Mota : « Un document nouveau pour l’histoire des Peuls au Sénégal pendant les XVe et XVIe siècles », Boletin Cultural da Guine Portuguesa, XXIV, October 1969, n° 96, tiré à part pp 17-18
    See also :
    • Review of « Teixeira da Mota » by Charles Becker & Victor Martin [in] « Diouf, Niokhobaye, Chronique du royaume du Sine » p 762 (p 41)
  8. ↑ See: Becker and Martin [in] Diouf, Niokhobaye, "Chronique du royaume du Sine", p 721 (p 13), note 12.
  9. ↑ Diouf, Niokhobaye, "Chronique du royaume du Sine", pp 715 (p 10) & 721 (p 13),
  10. ↑ Sirat in Arabic means eternal. See Diouf
  11. ↑ Diouf, p 713 (p 8)
  12. ↑ (French) "La famille Juuf" [in] « L'épopée de Sanmoon Fay », [in] Éthiopiques, no 54, vol. 7, 2e semestre 1991 "Buré Ñilaan, Sem Jike et Jogo Siga"
  13. ↑ See Diouf
  14. ↑ Other variations : Buur Sine, Bur Sin, etc. see Maad a Sinig
  15. 1 2 3 4 Diouf, Niokhobaye, "Chronique du royaume du Sine", p 721 (p 13)
  16. 1 2 3 In World Statesmen's listings of the Serer kings of Sine, Maad a Sinig Boukar Tjilas Jajel Joof's name is spelt Bukar Cilas Jajel Juf. However, there appears to be a degree of uncertainty regarding his year of reign. See : from Biram Pate Ñilan Njay whose year of reign is given as "1785?" : (English) "Senegal Traditional States", Serer States, Sin [in] World Statesmen.org )

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