Kingdom of Rip
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Was a small precolonial polity on the Gambia river.
Establishment
January 1810: The Rip is a small former state in West Africa located between the Kingdom of Saloum and the right bank of the Gambia River. Kingdom of marabout Maba Diakhou Bâ (1809-1867).
Chronology
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1. Events
November 1865: In 1865, Maba Diakhou Bâ, with the assistance of Lat Dior and his Cayor forces, initiated the conquest of the Kingdom of Baol in the Kingdom of Rip. This marked the beginning of their campaign to conquer the neighboring states of Sine and Djolof.
November 1865: Maba Diakhou Bâ began the conquest of the states of Sine, Baol and Djolof.
November 1865: In 1865, Maba Diakhou Bâ, a Muslim leader, enlisted the support of Lat Dior, a powerful ruler of Cayor, to conquer the Kingdom of Sine. This marked the beginning of their campaign to expand their influence over the neighboring states of Baol and Djolof.
Disestablishment
January 1872: The Kingdom of Rip was supplanted by the French.
