The Horse in Fifteenth-Century Senegambia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3911916 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ivana Elbl (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 15-40 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Intruders and Changes in Behaviour and Customs in Africa, America and Asia Before 1800 (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315255934-2 |
| OpenAlex | W4233134633 |
| ISBN | 9781315255934 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The supply of horses was first linked to the downfall of Jolof by Jean Boulegue, in his pioneering thesis on fifteenth-century Senegambia. Horses, and in particular horses supplied by the Portuguese, may well have played the role of a catalyst in the political changes taking place in Senegambia in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This period saw a number of significant political changes in Senegambia: the decline and eventual disintegration of the Jolof empire, the rise to power of the coastal states, especially Kajoor and Siin, and finally the ascendancy of Fuuta Tooro and Kaabu as regional powers. The concept of the horse as an instrumental factor in political and social processes in West Africa, especially in state formation, enjoys wide acceptance. The quality of stock, as elsewhere in West Africa, decreased with each generation, and the life expectancy was low
Ancient history · Art · Biology · Fifteenth · Horse · African history and culture studies · Classics · History
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2022 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |