Koki

Koki, in the Ndiambour country of Senegal, became known for a daara founded by the Muslim scholar Matar Ndoumbé Diop. The school taught Islamic law and Arabic learning and came to be remembered as the University of Koki. Its reputation made the settlement a centre of religious authority within the wider political world of Cayor.

In the early nineteenth century, Ndiaga Isseu Diop revived his grandfather's school and held the title Serigne Koki. His influence rested on both religious standing and ties to ruling families: he received political responsibilities from the damel of Cayor and formed several marriage alliances. Relations with the ruler nevertheless broke down. In 1827 he rebelled, was defeated by the damel's forces, and withdrew toward Waalo. Between 1827 and 1829 he gathered supporters there. Koki's history consequently joins the transmission of scholarship to struggles over authority among the Wolof kingdoms.

The later city of Louga lies nearby.