Kingdom of Sine
The Kingdom of Sine (or Siin in Serer, variations: Sin or Siine) was a post-classical Serer kingdom along the north bank of the Saloum River delta in modern Senegal. The inhabitants are called Siin-Siin or Sine-Sine (a Serer plural form or Serer-demonym, e.g. Bawol-Bawol and Saloum-Saloum / Saluum-Saluum, inhabitants of Baol and Saloum respectively).
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Kingdom of Sine Siin | |
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| — ca. 1335 (under the name Sine, previously the Sine was divided under seven main kingdoms or lamanats using the title Lamane or Maad. –— 1969 (monarchy reinstated on 8 February 2019 with the cronwing of Maad a Sinig Niokhobaye Fatou Diène Diouf–as King of Sine (Maad a Sinig). | |
Map of Sine (ca. 1850) | |
| Capital | Diakhao |
| Common languages | Serer |
| Religion | Serer religion |
| Government | Absolute monarchy, then constitutional monarchy from 2019 – present |
| Maad a Sinig, Lamane | |
| Historical era | Medieval |
• Established | — ca. 1335 (under the name Sine, previously the Sine was divided under seven main kingdoms or lamanats using the title Lamane or Maad. |
• Disestablished | — 1969 (monarchy reinstated on 8 February 2019 with the cronwing of Maad a Sinig Niokhobaye Fatou Diène Diouf–as King of Sine (Maad a Sinig). |
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