Polity Upper Niani

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Was a precolonial kingdom in Gambia created by the Mandinka people.

Establishment

  • January 1801: Upper Niani (French Bas Niani).

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1895: From 1895 the inland of Gambia was part of the British Gambia Colony and Protectorate.

Disestablishment

  • January 1901: At the end of the 19th century, the British colonial rulers integrated Lower Niani as a district of the Gambia Colony.