"Niumi" redirects here. For the modern city, see Barra, Gambia.
Kingdom of Niumi
Niumi ca. 1850
Capital
Barra
Common languages
Mandinka, Wolof, Fula[1]
Religion
Islam, paganism
Government
Monarchy
King
• Unknown
Samake Jamme
History
• Established
pre-1600
• Disestablished
1897
Succeeded by
Gambia Colony and Protectorate
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The Kingdom of Niumi, also known as the Kingdom of Barra, was a West African nation at the Gambia River. Niumi was located at the mouth of the river, and extended nearly 60 kilometres (40 mi) along and north of its north bank. For much of its existence, its eastern border was occupied by the Kingdom of Baddibu, and its northern border was open savanna leading to Senegal.[2] Formally becoming part of the Gambia Colony and Protectorate in 1897, the Kingdom now forms the Upper Niumi and Lower Niumi districts of the North Bank Division in The Gambia.
The KingdomofNiumi, also known as the Kingdomof Barra, was a West African nation at the Gambia River. Niumi was located at the mouth of the river, and...
Anglo-Niumi War or the British-Barra War, was a military conflict that lasted from 1831 to 1832 between forces of the British Empire and the Kingdomof Niumi...
responsible for subduing the Mandinka states on the northern bank of the Gambia, including Niumi, Badibu, Nyani, and Wuli, as the Mali Empire declined. Jolof...
Kudura, Nampaio, Koumpentoum, Koussanar, Barra, Niumi, Pacana etc.[clarification needed] The kingdomsof Sine and Saloum were established at this time,...
the hegemony of the Jolof Empire and paid tribute to the Buurba, as did their neighboring states on the north bank of the Gambia - Niumi, Badibou, and...
Albadar. In 1681, the local mansa or king ofNiumi (the Upper Niumi District takes its name from this kingdom), gave the land to the French because his...
neighbors, the "Niumi Banta" (ancestral to the Mandinka of Barra). Through much of their history, the Niumi Bato (Niominka), the Niumi Banta and the nearby...
transliterated as Combo) was a kingdom and later a chieftaincy in Gambia during the colonial period. Kombo was part of the Mali Empire and gained independence...
Convention for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific...
Portuguese seems to have been belligerence of the Niumi-Bato (Niominka) and the Niumi-Banta (Mandinka ofNiumi (Barra)), both led by the same king, Niumimansa...
R. Wright (2004). The World and a Very Small Place: A History of Globalization in Niumi, The Gambia (New York: M.E. Sharp) p. 151–152. Craig Emms and...
(2004). The World and a Very Small Place in Africa: A History of Globalization in Niumi, The Gambia. Armonk, New York: M. E. Sharpe. pp. 149–150. ISBN 978-0-7656-1007-2...
(2010). The World and a Very Small Place in Africa: A History of Globalization in Niumi, the Gambia (3rd ed.). M.E. Sharpe. p. 51. ISBN 978-0765624840...
commercial domination of the river for the next century and a half. During this period, kingdoms along the river Gambia included Niumi (also known as Barra)...
political predecessors of current sovereign states. List of Bronze Age states List of Iron Age states List of Classical Age states List of states during Late...
Park Abuko National Park Bijilo National Park Kiang West National Park Niumi National Park River Gambia National Park Bia National Park Bui National...
independence from the United Kingdom in 1965. The official title of the Commandant of St Mary's Island was given as the Commandant of the British Settlement...
archipelago (belonging to the United Kingdom). The table is sortable by column by clicking on the at the top of the appropriate column; alphanumerically...
protects the habitat of water birds and Charadriiformes. For other nature reserves in the country, such as Tanbi Wetland Complex or Niumi National Park (NNP)...
the following National parks and nature reserves, managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife Management: Farasuto Forest Community Nature Reserve, the...
number of other native kingdoms, including the King of Kombo. The Dutch relented after a four-week stand-off, and the commander of the fort left it without...
Africa: a history of globalization in Niumi, the Gambia. M. E. Sharpe, 2010. ISBN 0-7656-2484-2 Joof, Alh. A. E. Cham. The root cause of the bread and butter...
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