Ama Joof Gnilane Faye Joof
| Maad a Sinig Ama Joof Gnilane Faye Joof | |||||
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| Maad a Sinig Ama Joof Gnilane Faye Joof. King of Sine. Reigned : c. 1825 to 1853. From The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof. He is one of few pre-colonial Senegambian kings imortalised in a portrait. Watercolor Sketches of David Boilat in Esquisses sénégalaises 1853, original portrait taken in 1850 when Boilat visited Joal.
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| Reign | 1825–1853 | ||||
| Coronation | c. 1825 Crowned at Diakhao, Kingdom of Sine, present-day Senegal | ||||
| Predecessor | Maad a Sinig Njaak Wagam Gnilane Faye (Maad a Sinig). Ama Kumba Mbodj (regent). | ||||
| Heir-apparent | Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof | ||||
| Born | Diakhao, Kingdom of Sine, present-day Senegal | ||||
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| House | The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof founded by Maad Semou Njekeh Joof in the 18th century | ||||
| Father | Sandigui N'Diob Niokhobai Joof | ||||
| Mother | Lingeer Gnilane Faye | ||||
| Religion | Serer religion | ||||
Maad a Sinig Ama Joof Gnilane Faye Joof (many variations of his name: Ama Joof, Amat Diouf, Amajuf Ñilan Fay Juf, Amadiouf Diouf, Ama Diouf Faye, Ama Diouf Gnilane Faye Diouf, Ramat Dhiouf, etc.) was a king of Sine now part of present-day Senegal. He reigned from c. 1825 to 1853. He was fluent in several languages. He came from The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof (the third and last royal house founded by the Joof family of Sine and Saloum in the 18th century). Maad a Sinig (variations: Mad Sinig etc.) means king of Sine in the Serer-Sine language. The term Bur Sine (variations: Buur Sine or Bour Sine) is also used interchangeably with the proper title Maad a Sinig or Mad a Sinig. They both mean king Sine. Bour Sine is usually used by the Wolof people when referring to the Serer kings of Sine. The Serer people generally used the term Maad a Sinig or Mad a Sinig when referring to their kings.