List of rulers of the Jolof Empire

The following is a list of rulers of the Jolof Empire. The Jolof Empire (French language – Diolof or Djolof) was a West African state that ruled parts of Senegal and The Gambia from 1360^[1] to 1890.

The rulers were known as "Buur-ba Jolof". Their surnames were Njie (or Ndiaye).

Name	Reign (start)	Reign (end)	Notes
Jolof Empire (1350 – 1549)
N'Dyadya N'Dyaye	c. 1350	c. 1370	Also known as Ndiadiane Ndiaye
Sare N'Dyaye	c. 1370	c. 1390	-
N'Diklam Sare	c. 1390	c. 1420	-
Tyukuli N'Diklam	c. 1420	c. 1440	-
Leeyti Tyukuli	c. 1440	c. 1450	-
N'Dyelen Mbey Leeyti	c. 1450	c. 1465	-
Birayma N'dyeme Eler	c. 1465	c. 1481	-
Tase Daagulen	c. 1481	c. 1488	-
Birayma Kuran Kan	c. 1488	c. 1492	-
Bukaar Biye-Sungule	c. 1492	c. 1527	-
Birayma Dyeme-Kumba	c. 1527	c. 1543	-
Leele Fuli Fak	c. 1543	c. 1549	Defeated and killed at the battle of Danki in 1549. Afterwards, the Jolof Empire collapsed and became a kingdom.
Jolof Kingdom (1549 – 1900)
al-Buri Penda	c. 1549	c. 1566	-
Lat-Samba	c. 1566	c. 1597	-
Gireun Buri Dyelen	c. 1597	c. 1605	-
Birayma Penda	c. 1605	c. 1649	-
Birayma Mba	c. 1649	c. 1670	-
Bakar Penda	c. 1670	c. 1711	-
Bakan-Tam Gan	c. 1711	c. 1721	-
al-Buri Dyakher	c. 1721	c. 1740	-
Birayamb	c. 1740	c. 1748	-
Birawa Keme	c. 1748	c. 1750	-
Lat-Kodu	c. 1750	c. 1755	-
Bakaa-Tam Buri-Nyabu	c. 1755	c. 1763	-
Mba Kompaas	c. 1763	c. 1800	-
Mba Buri-Nyabu	c. 1800	c. 1818	-
Birayamb Kumba-Gey	c. 1818	c. 1838	-
al-Buri Tam	c. 1838	1845	-
Baka Kodu	1845	1847	-
Birayamb Aram	1847	1849	-
Birayma-Penda	1849		-
Mbanyi-Paate	1849		-
Lat-Koddu	1849		-
Interregnum (1849 – 1850)
Birayamb Ma-Dyigen	1850	1855	-
al-Buri Peya Birayma	1855	1856	-
Bakan-Tam Yaago	1856	1858	-
Taanor	1858	1863	-
Bakan-Tam Khaari	1863	1871	-
Amadou Seeku	1871	1875	-
Alboury Ndiaye	1875	May 1890	-
Samba	3 June 1890	3 November 1895	-
Buuna	3 November 1895	1900	-

Rulers of the Jolof Empire