Global InformationBoukar Djillakh Faye information
| Boukar Djillakh Faye | |||||
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| Patriarch of the Faye dynasty of Sine. The African warthog is the totem of the Faye family. In the mythology of the Serer people, it symbolises courage and leadership. | |||||
| Heir-apparent | He is the ancestor of the Faye family. The last king of Sine from his patrilineage was Maad a Sinig Sanmoon Faye (reigned 1871 - 1878[1]) | ||||
| Born | Djillakh (Dieghem, Kingdom of Baol) present-day  Senegal | ||||
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| Religion | Serer religion | ||||
Boukar Djillakh Faye[2] (Serer proper : Bugar Jilaak Fay, other variations : Bougar Birame Faye[3][4] or Bugar Biram Fay[5]) was a 14th-century Serer wrestler (njom) from the post-classical Kingdom of Sine which lies within present-day Senegal.[3]
- ^ Klein, Martin A., "Islam and Imperialism in Senegal, Sine-Saloum, 1847 - 1914", Edinburgh University Press, p xv, ISBN 0-85224-029-5
- ^ (in French) Diouf, Niokhobaye, "Chronique du royaume du Sine", p 705-6 (pp 4-5)
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