Polity Cayor

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Was a successor to the Jolof Empire after the Battle of Danki. It was located was located in northern and central Senegal.

Establishment

  • January 1550: In 1549, Kayor successfully broke from the Jolof Empire under the leadership of the crown prince Amari Ngoone Sobel Fall.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1826: In the Franco-Trarzan War of 1825, the French started to assert control of the mouth of the Senegal river against the rival state of Trarza.
  • March 1865: On 6 March 1865 Kayor was incorporated into the French colony of Senegal.
  • February 1871: Cayor regains its independency from French Senegal.

Disestablishment

  • January 1880: France invaded again and annexed Cayor again in 1879, when it ceased to be a sovereign state.