: 22įearing writes that 'Most versions of the myth explain how the new dynasty superimposed itself upon a preexisting social structure dominated by the Laman, Wolof elders who claimed 'ownership' of the land as the descendants of the founders of village communities. : 21 The ruler of the Kingdom of Sine ( Maad a Sinig Maysa Wali) then suggested all rulers between the Senegal River and the Gambia River voluntarily submit to this man, which they did.

When these events were reported to the ruler of the Sine, also a great magician, he is reported to have exclaimed 'Ndiadiane Ndiaye' in his native Serer language in amazement. They offered him the kingship of their land and convinced him to do so and become mortal by offering him a beautiful woman to marry. The people then feigned a second dispute and kidnapped the stranger when he returned. The stranger divided the wood fairly and disappeared, leaving the people in awe. This almost led to bloodshed among the rulers but was stopped by the mysterious appearance of a stranger from the lake. The legend of Ndiadiane Ndiaye begins with a dispute over wood near a prominent lake. Ndiadiane was born Ahmad Abu Bakr, also called Ahmadu Abubakar. It has been suggested that the foundations of the empire were set down by the voluntary association of several small states beginning with Waalo in the north and that just prior to the empire's formation, Waalo was divided into villages ruled by separate kings using the Serer title Lamane.

On his origin, Sallah writes: 'Some say that Njajan was the son of Abu Darday, an Almoravid conqueror who came from Mecca to preach Islam in Senegal.Some say that Njajan Njai was a mysterious person of Fulani origin. James Searing adds that 'In all versions of the myth, Njaajaan Njaay speaks his first words in Pulaar rather than Wolof, emphasizing once again his character as a stranger of noble origins.' According to James Searing, the myth says that he was 'the first and only son of a noble and saintly “Arab” father Abdu Darday and a “ Tukuler” woman, Fatamatu Sall.' This gave him an Almoravid Islamic lineage and a link on his mother's side to Takrur. : 484 Traditional stories of the ancestry of this leader vary. Traditional accounts among the Wolof agree that the founder of the state and later empire was the possibly mythical Ndiadiane Ndiaye (also spelled Njaajaan Njaay).

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