Birayma Kuran Kan

Birayma Kuran Kan
Burba Jolof
Reignc.1488–c.1492
PredecessorTase Daagulen
SuccessorBukaar Biye-Sungule
FatherJeleen Mbay Leyti

Birayma Kuran Kan, also spelled Biram Kura Kan (ruled c.1488–c.1492) was the ninth ruler, or Burba, of the Jolof Empire.[1] He was the son of Jeleen Mbay Leyti and nephew of Biram Njeme Eler, both earlier Burbas, and like them was a member of the Baol-Baol Jonaï maternal lineage.[2]: 26 

Birayma Kuran Kan served as governor of Porto d'Ale, an important center of European trade, under his predecessor Tase Daagulen, where he became wealthy and built strong connections with the merchants. When the Burba ordered him to return to court, he threw a feast as a kind of retirement party, at which Tase Daagulen was poisoned.[2]: 25 

References

  1. ^ Stewart, John (2014). African States and Rulers. Jefferson: McFarland. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-78649-564-1.
  2. ^ a b Fall, Rokhaya (2013). "De la nécessité de réactualiser le recours à la « tradition orale » dans l'écriture du passé africain". In Fauvelle-Aymar, François-Xavier; Hirsch, Bertrand (eds.). Les ruses de l'historien. Essais d'Afrique et d'ailleurs en hommage à Jean Boulègue. Hommes et sociétés (in French). Paris: Karthala. pp. 15–29. doi:10.3917/kart.fauve.2013.01.0015. ISBN 978-2-8111-0939-4. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
Preceded by Burba Jolof
Jolof Empire
c.1488-c.1492 		Succeeded by


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