This is a list of states headed by the Serer Lamanes. The Lamanes (or Lamans) have a

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religious Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatur ...

significance in Serer countries. The following

pre-colonial Colonialism is a practice or policy of control by one people or power over other people or areas, often by establishing colonies and generally with the aim of economic dominance. In the process of colonisation, colonisers may impose their relig ...

kingdoms and new states (post-independence) were for a long time dominated by the Serer Lamanic class : *

Kingdom of Sine The Kingdom of Sine (also: ''Sin, Siine'' or Siin in the Serer-Sine language) 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 Se ...

Gravrand, Henry, "La Civilisation Sereer - ''Cosaan'' : Les origines", vol.1, pp 263- 295, 303, Nouvelles Editions africaines, 1983, For more on the Lamanes' religious significance, see also : Gravrand, Henry, "La civilisation Sereer, ''Pangool'',

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

, Nouvelles Editions

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ines (1990) *

Kingdom of Saloum The Kingdom of Saloum (Serer language: ''Saluum'' or ''Saalum'') was a Serer/ Wolof kingdom in present-day Senegal. Its kings may have been of Mandinka/Kaabu origin. The capital of Saloum was the city of Kahone. It was a sister kingdom of S ...

* Kingdom of Baol * Kingdom of Jolof * Kingdom of Waalo * Kingdom of TekrurGravrand, ''Cosaan'', pp 62-87

Notes

Bibliography

* Gravrand, Henry, "La Civilisation Sereer - ''Cosaan'' : Les origines", vol. 1, Nouvelles Editions africaines, 1983, *Gravrand, Henry, "La civilisation Sereer, ''Pangool'',

, Nouvelles Editions Africaines (1990), *Becker, Charles: Vestiges historiques, trémoins matériels du passé clans les pays sereer, Dakar. 1993. CNRS – ORS TO M * Sarr, Alioune, "Histoire du Sine-Saloum", Introduction, bibliographie et Notes par Charles Becker, BIFAN, Tome 46, Serie B, n° 3–4, 1986–1987, p21 *Boulègue, Jean. "Le Grand Jolof, (XVIIIe – XVIe Siècle)", (Paris, Edition Façades), Karthala (1987), *Dyao, Yoro, "Légendes et coutumes sénégalaises", Cahiers de Yoro Dyao: publiés et commentés par Henri Gaden. (E. Leroux, 1912) *Galvan, Dennis Charles, ''"The State Must Be Our Master of Fire"'' : How Peasants Craft Culturally Sustainable Development in

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

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