Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof

Who was Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof?

Maad a Signig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof was the King of Sine in modern day Senegal. Maad a Sinig means king of Sine. He ruled from 1853 until his death on 23 of August 1871. He was the son of Maad Souka Ndela Joof and Lingeer Gnilane Jogoy Joof. His father - Maad Souka Ndela came from The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof founded by Maad Semou Njekeh Joof in the early 18th century, which was the third and last Royal House of Joof family of Sine and Saloum. His paternal family ruled three Kingdoms : Sine, Kingdom of Saloum and previously the Kingdom of Baol. They descended from Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof the 13th century King of Lâ in Baol.

Kumba Ndoffene Famak's mother - Lingeer Gnilane Jogoy Joof came from the Maternal Dynasty of Guelowar. The Guelowars had ruled two Senegambian Kingdoms : Sine and Saloum. They had also provided two kings of Jolof and heirs to the thrones of Cayor and Baol. According to oral tradition, they originated from the royal family of Kaabu in the 14th century who were granted asylum by the Serer nobility of Sine following the alleged Battle of Troubang in Kaabu. In reporting this tradition, Henry Gravrand did not notice that this the description of the Battle of Troubang is actually a description of the 1867 Battle of Kansala. The name Famak means the elder in the Serer language. He should not be confused with his successor Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Fa Ndeb Joof who reigned from c. 1898 to 1924. The name Fa Ndeb/Fandeb means the younger in Serer. The prefix Famak is a later addition in order to differentiate him from his successor.