Mö Mboj Maalik Mboj
King of Waalo
About Mö Mboj Maalik Mboj
Mö Mboj Maalik Mboj (var : Mö Mbody Maalik He succeeded to the throne as Brak (king of Waalo) in 1840 and ruled until Waalo was conquered by the French in 1855.
Mboj was a member of the reigning paternal dynasty of Waalo on his father's side. On his maternal line, he was a part of the Loggar matriclan. (of Serer origin (of Fula origin ). During Mbodj's rein, Waalo was relatively weak, caught between the Trarza Emirate and the French based in Saint-Louis. Lingeer Ndaté Yalla Mbodj was a major power in the kingdom as well. In 1855 the French, after years of encroaching on the country, invaded and conquered Waalo, overthrowing the royal family.
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