The new state of Djolof, named for the central province where the king resided, was a vassal of the Mali Empire for much of its early history.

Mali's slipping grip on its far-flung empire, thanks to the growth of the Songhai Empire, had allowed Djolof to become an empire itself.

The Djolof was reducted to a kingdom nevertheless the title of burba remain associated with imperial prestige, and commanded nominal respect from its ancient vassals.

The arrival of Europeans engendered autonomy of small kingdoms which were under the influence of Djolof.

The Jolof Empire ( French: Diolof or Djolof ) was a West African state that ruled parts of Senegal from 1360 to 1890.

The Serer tradition of Sine attests that the Kingdom of Sine never paid tribute to Ndiadiane Ndiaye nor to any member of his descendants that ruled Djolof.

It was he who nominated Ndiadiane Ndiaye and called for the other states to join this confederacy, which they did, and the " empire " headed by Ndiadiane, who took residence at Djolof.

In 1549, the king, or " Damel ", Detie Fu Ndiogu, became independent from Jolof ( Djolof ).

Djolof remained within that empire's sphere of influence until the latter half of the 14th century.

Despite internal feuds, the Djolof Empire remained a force to reckon with in the region.

Virtually everything that had given rise to the great Djolof Empire was now tearing it apart.

In 1549, Kayor successfully broke from the Djolof Empire under the leadership of the crown prince Amari Ngoone Sobel Fall.

By 1600, the Djolof Empire was effectively over.

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Byzantine control was challenged by Arab raids starting in the 7th century ( see Byzantine – Arab Wars ), but in the 9th and 10th century a resurgent Byzantine Empire regained its lost territories and even expanded beyond its traditional borders, into Armenia and Syria ( ancient Aram ).

Spencer stated that he trusted no organization of any kind, “ political, religious, literary, philanthropic ”, and believed that as they expanded in influence so too did its regulations expand.

During the 1920s, the ACLU expanded its scope to also include protecting the free speech rights of artists and striking workers, and working with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) to combat racism.

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However, as occurred so often in this region, the demise in 1030 of this military genius who had expanded the empire to its farthest reaches was the death knell of the dynasty itself.

Typically the sweep takes the simple form of an advancement of the surface, such that the surface is expanded in a symmetric manner about its advancement axis, with the advancement rate set by some nominal volume attributed to each event, representative of the atomic volume of the atom prior to evaporation.

For example, while concluding meaningful trade agreements with developed countries ( such as the United States and the European Union ) would probably be beneficial to Brazil's long-term economic self-interest, the Brazilian government has instead prioritized its leadership role within Mercosul and expanded trade ties with countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

In the 1860s, aided by the War, " New York " style baseball expanded into a national game, as its first governing body, The National Association of Base Ball Players was formed.

By the end of his sole rule ( AD 14 ), Augustus had expanded the empire to the line of the Danube river, which was to remain its central / eastern European border for its entire history ( except for the occupation of Dacia 105-275 ).

) expanded its occupied area and linked up with the Serbian army to the northwest, while its main forces turned east towards Kavala, reaching the Bulgarians.

The relatively small central area dominates in terms of population and agricultural resources, and is the cultural and political center from which Chile expanded in the late 19th century when it incorporated its northern and southern regions.

As a result of the War of the Pacific with Peru and Bolivia ( 1879 – 1883 ), Chile expanded its territory northward by almost one-third and acquired valuable nitrate deposits, the exploitation of which led to an era of national affluence.

Chicano identity has expanded from its political origins to incorporate a broader community vision of social integration and nonpartisan political participation.

The current resistance to Russian rule has its roots in the late 18th century ( 1785 – 1791 ), a period when Russia expanded into territories formerly under the dominion of Turkey and Persia ( see also the Russo-Turkish Wars and Russo-Persian War ( 1804 – 1813 )), under Mansur Ushurma — a Chechen Naqshbandi ( Sufi ) Sheikh — with wavering support from other North Caucasian tribes.

He expanded the Claudian tunnel to three times its original size.

Under the Ottomans, Cairo expanded south and west from its nucleus around the Citadel.

The Board ( occasionally CSBD or the BoD for short ) also includes functions defined by a Deed of Trust written by Eddy ( one of several, in fact ) under which it consisted of four persons, though she later expanded the Board to five persons, thus in effect leaving one of its members out of Deed functions.

" In the 17th century the definition of " commonwealth " expanded from its original sense of " public welfare " or " commonweal " to mean " a state in which the supreme power is vested in the people ; a republic or democratic state.

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As TFI grew and expanded around the world, so did its message of salvation, apocalypticism, and spiritual " revolution " against the outside world, which the members called " the System ", which resulted in controversy.

As Merina dominance expanded over neighboring Malagasy peoples in the early 19th century to establish the Kingdom of Madagascar, Antananarivo became the center of administration for virtually the entire island.

Since the U. S. Civil War, the powers of the federal government have generally expanded greatly, although there have been periods since that time of legislative branch dominance ( e. g., the decades immediately following the Civil War ) or when states ' rights proponents have succeeded in limiting federal power through legislative action, executive prerogative or by constitutional interpretation by the courts.

During the English Civil War, the Dutch had taken advantage of the internal strife within their neighbours, and greatly expanded their maritime presence throughout the world's merchant harbors and routes, ultimately even challenging British dominance in its colonies, and the Dutch even boasted of driving all nations out of the sea.

In the 20th century, the political-science denotation of hegemony ( dominance ) expanded to include the ruling-class cultural domination of a socially stratified society.

Their dominance of the growing industry and the squeezing out of smaller competitors continued and expanded.

Ilm ar-Rijal ( Arabic ) is the " science of biography " especially as practiced in Islam, where it was first applied to the sira, the life of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad, and then the lives of the four Rightly Guided Caliphs who expanded Islamic dominance rapidly.

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