# Wolof Empire — WHE Definition Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [November 20, 2019, 10:04am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/wolof-empire-whe-definition-discussion/7020 "2019-11-20T10:04:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 10:04am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/wolof-empire-whe-definition-discussion/7020/1 "2019-11-20T10:04:18Z")
The Wolof (aka Jolof or Djolof) Empire was a state on the coast of West Africa, located between the Senegal and Gambia rivers, which thrived from the mid-14th to mid-16th century CE. The empire prospered on trade thanks to the two rivers providing access to the resources of the African interior and coastal traffic, commerce which included gold, hides, ivory, and slaves, and which was often carried out with European merchants, notably the Portuguese and then the French. Following the break-up of the Wolof Empire in the 16th century CE, a smaller state persisted, the Wolof Kingdom, into the 19th century CE. The Wolof language is still widely spoken today in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Wolof\_Empire/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Wolof_Empire/)._ ---
**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/wolof-empire-whe-definition-discussion/7020/2 "2026-07-29T03:41:46Z")
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