Badibu
Kingdom of Badibu | |||||||||||||
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| Religion | Traditional African religion, Islam | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
| King (Mansa) | |||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Senegal, The Gambia | ||||||||||||
Badibu, also known as Rip, was a small state in what is today southern Senegal and The Gambia. It is the namesake for three districts of the North Bank Division of the Gambia, Lower Baddibu, Central Baddibu and Upper Baddibu.
History
In 1861, Maba Diakhou Bâ took control of Badibbu, which was then in Saloum's political orbit.[1]
References
- ^ Charles 1977, pp. 54.
Sources
- Charles, Eunice A. (1977). Precolonial Senegal : the Jolof Kingdom, 1800-1890. Brookline, MA: African Studies Center, Boston University. Retrieved 15 July 2023.