means king of Saloum,[1][2] in the Serer language.

Their kings bore the title Maad or Mad (also Maat though rarely used).

The royal title was sometimes used interchangeably with that of their ancient kings and landed gentry, the lamanes.

[3][4][5][6][7] From 1493 to 1969 (the Guelowar period, the last maternal dynasty in Saloum), forty-nine kings were crowned Maad.

Mbegan Ndour (many variations: Mbégan Ndour or Mbegani Ndour) was the first Serer king from the Guelowar maternal clan to have reigned in Saloum, beginning c.