Mö Mboj Maalik Mboj

Mö Mboj Maalik Mboj (var : Mö Mbody Maalik) was the last King of Waalo, a pre-colonial kingdom in what is now northern Senegal.: 41  He succeeded to the throne as Brak (king of Waalo) in 1840 and ruled until Waalo was conquered by the French in 1855.

Mboj was a member of the reigning paternal dynasty of Waalo on his father's side. On his maternal line, he was a part of the Loggar matriclan.: 265  The Loggars (of Moorish/Maure origin: 73 ) were one of the three reigning maternal dynasties of Waalo, the other two being Joos (of Serer origin: 73  via Lingeer Ndoye Demba, founded in the 14th century) and Tedyek (of Fula origin: 73 ). During Mbodj's rein, Waalo was relatively weak, caught between the Trarza Emirate and the French based in Saint-Louis. Lingeer Ndaté Yalla Mbodj was a major power in the kingdom as well. In 1855 the French, after years of encroaching on the country, invaded and conquered Waalo, overthrowing the royal family.: 280 

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