Leele Fuli Fak or Leele Fuli Fak Njie (ruled c.1543–c.1549) was the twelfth ruler, or Burba, of the Jolof Empire.[1] He was the last emperor. After his defeat at the Battle of Danki in 1549, the empire collapsed and Jolof became a mere kingdom. Leele Fuli was killed in that battle.[2]

Leele Fuli Fak
Burba Jolof
Reignc.1543–c.1549
PredecessorBirayma Dyeme-Kumba
Successoral-Buri Penda
ReligionIslam

References

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  1. ^ Stewart, John (2014). African States and Rulers. Jefferson: McFarland. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-78649-564-1.
  2. ^ Ciss, Ismaila (2008). "Traite négrière et repli identitaire dans l'espace sénégambien : L'exemple des Sereer du nord-ouest (Sénégal)" [Slave trade and identity withdrawal in the Senegambian space: The example of the Sereer of the northwest (Senegal)]. In Zewde, Bahru (ed.). Society, State, and Identity in African History (in French). Bamako, Mali: Association of African Historians. p. 30. ISBN 978-9-99445-025-1.
Preceded by Burba Jolof
Jolof Empire

c.1543–c.1549
Succeeded by