Leele Fuli Fak

Leele Fuli Fak
Burba Jolof
Reignc.1543–c.1549
PredecessorBirayma Dyeme-Kumba
Successoral-Buri Penda
ReligionIslam

Leele Fuli Fak or Leele Fuli Fak Njie (ruled c.1543–c.1549) was the twelfth ruler, or Burba, of the Jolof Empire. He was the last emperor. After his defeat at the Battle of Danki in 1549, the empire collapsed and Jolof became a mere kingdom. Leele Fuli was killed in that battle.

References

  1. ^ Stewart, John (2014). African States and Rulers. Jefferson: McFarland. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-78649-564-1.
  2. ^ Ciss, Ismaila (2008). "Traite négrière et repli identitaire dans l'espace sénégambien : L'exemple des Sereer du nord-ouest (Sénégal)" [Slave trade and identity withdrawal in the Senegambian space: The example of the Sereer of the northwest (Senegal)]. In Zewde, Bahru (ed.). Society, State, and Identity in African History (in French). Bamako, Mali: Association of African Historians. p. 30. ISBN 978-9-99445-025-1.
Preceded by Burba Jolof
Jolof Empire

c.1543–c.1549
Succeeded by