| Maad Semou Njekeh Joof (Maad Semu Jike Juuf) | |||||
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.jpg) Thetotem andsymbol of the Joof family is theantelope andgazelle, symbolizing grace, royalty, wisdom, hard work and protection inSerer mythology. | |||||
| Reign | Chief of Tagdiam, (Kingdom of Sine) | ||||
| Born | .jpg) Kingdom of Sine(present-day  Senegal) | ||||
| Consort | Linguere-Awo Yandeh Mbouna Faye | ||||
| Issue | Maha Yandeh Mbouna Joof (prince ofSine andBuumi), Jogo Gnilane Mbouna Joof (prince of Sine andthilas), Biram Pateh Yandeh Mbouna Joof (prince of Sine andloul, Maad a Sinig Boukar Tjilas Sanghaie Joof (king of Sine). | ||||
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| House | Founder ofThe Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof in the 18th century | ||||
| Religion | Serer religion | ||||
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Maad Semou Njekeh Joof (Serer:Maad Sem-Jike Juuf orSemu Jike Juuf[1])[2] was a member of theJoof Dynasty ofSine now part of independent Senegal.Maad meansking (or chief) andMaad a Sinig means king of Sine inSerer. He was the founder ofthe Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof, founded in the early eighteenth century. His royal house was the third and last royal house founded by theJoof family of Sine andSaloum. Since its foundation, at least seven kings of Sine from his royal house had succeeded to the throne including his son Maad a Sinig Boukar Tjilas Sanghaie Joof.[3]
Semou Njekeh Joof is reported to have had at least thirty-five children including sixteen sons. Although some of his sons were eligible to succeed to the throne of Sine, many died before succeeding to the throne and some of them died in childhood. Some of his children included thebuumi - Maha Yandeh Mbouna Joof (variation: Mahawa Yandé Mbouna Diouf),[3] whom according to some was the father of Boucar O ngoni (variation: Boucary Ngoneh Joof - theSerer prince and advisor to the King of Sine -Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof and killed at the surprise attack ofMbon o NGOOR variation:Mbin o Ngor which spearheadedThe Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune in July 1867[4][5][6]); thethilas - Jogo Gnilane Mbouna Joof and theLoul - Biram Pateh Yandeh Mbouna Joof.[3] They were all children of Semou Njekeh and his first wife (theLinguere-Awo) Yandeh Mbouna Faye daughter of Maad a Sinig Wagane Kumba Sandiane Faye.[3] His youngest son with Yandeh Mbouna Faye (Princess of Sine, later Queen Mother) - was Maad a Sinig Boukar Tjilas Sanghaie Joof, the first from his royal house to succeed the throne of Sine. Most of the kings of Sine in the 19th century came from The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof including the last king of SineMaad a Sinig Mahecor Joof.[3]
In theSerer religion, Semou Njekeh Joof is immortalized in the cult ofTagdiam. The principleshrine of Tagdiam is named after him.[7][8] Tagdiam in present-daySenegal was where he lived.[3]
