Kingdom of Niani | |||||||||||
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| 14th century–1888 | |||||||||||
| Status | Kingdom | ||||||||||
| Capital | Koumpentoum | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Mandinka | ||||||||||
| Religion | African traditional religions, Islam | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Mansa | |||||||||||
• 14th century | Cansia Kamara | ||||||||||
• 1820s | Kimintan Kamara | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Founding by Cansia Kamara | 14th century | ||||||||||
• French protectorate established | 1888 | ||||||||||
| Currency | cloth, salt, gold | ||||||||||
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Niani was a Mandinka kingdom located on the north bank of the Gambia River from approximately the 14th to the late 19th century in what is now The Gambia and Senegal.