Polity Niani

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Was a precolonial chiefdom or kingdom in Gambia.

Establishment

  • January 1601: Establishment of Niani.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1801: In the early 19th century the empire split into two kingdoms dominated by the Mandinka, in Lower Niani (French Haut Niani).
  • January 1801: Upper Niani (French Bas Niani).