The royal princesses (Lingeers) from the Joof family were also given in marriage to the pre-colonial kings and princes of Senegambia.

Serer oral tradition speaks of a noble called Lamane Jegan Joof, owner of a large herd of livestock and estate who was also a farmer.

As such, he decided to head south and founded Tukar with his younger brother Ndik Joof.

The tradition then went on to say that, he had a son called Sosseh Joof (Socé Diouf) who was the heir of Tukar.

These royal princesses belonged to the maternal clan Wagadou (Bagadou in Serer language).

These kings preceded the Guelowar period by at least two or three centuries and long before the Fall paternal dynasty of Baol and Cayor who inherited the throne around 1549 after the Battle of Danki.

[14][15] Maysa Wali and his family (the maternal clan Guelowar) fled Kaabu in 1335 following a dynastic struggle.

[17][20] This table lists some of the historic battles of Senegambia involving the kings or princes belonging to this family: A short genealogy showing the descendants of Maad Ndaah Njemeh Joof.

Some of the sacred Serer sites regularly venerated were founded or headed by this family which underpins their involvement in the Pangool cult.

In the Serer religious calendar, the Raan festival which takes place once a year after the new moon is held in Tukar.

[39] The surname Joof, Diouf, Juuf or Juf is carried by several personalities, some of which include: Some of these legal professionals have ventured into politics but they are more known for their legal than for their political occupation : ● El Hadji Malick Diouf (born 2004) professional footballer who plays for SK Slavia Prague The definition of art is very broad.