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Sare Ndiadiane (ruled c.1370–c.1390), also known as Sare N'Dyaye, was the second ruler, or ''Burba'', of the
Jolof Empire The Jolof Empire (), also known as Great Jolof or the Wolof Empire, was a Wolof state in modern-day Senegal, that ruled portions of Mauritania and Gambia from the mid-14th centuryFage, J. D.; Oliver, Roland; "The Cambridge History of Africa." Vo ...
. He was the son of
Ndiadiane Ndiaye Ndiadiane Ndiaye, frequently spelled Njaajan Njaay or Njai in English, is the legendary founder of the Jolof Empire. The story of Ndiadiaye Ndiaye is recorded in the oral histories of the Wolof and Serer peoples. Although the exact dates of his ...
, the founder of the empire, and Marema Ndoye Gueye of the Begedji lineage, born after his father left
Waalo Waalo () was a kingdom on the lower Senegal River in West Africa, in what is now Senegal and Mauritania. It included parts of the valley proper and areas north and south, extending to the Atlantic Ocean. To the north were Moorish emirates; to the ...
for Djolof.


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{{Africa-royal-stub 14th-century monarchs in Africa Year of birth missing 1390 deaths People from the Jolof Empire