The Guelowar was a Serer

Serer people

The Serer people along with the Jola people are acknowledged to be the oldest inhabitants of The Senegambia....

 and Mandinka

Mandinka people

The Mandinka, Malinke are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa with an estimated population of eleven million ....

 dynasty between 1350 to 1969. The dynasty was formed through marriage between the Serer paternal dynasties such as Joof

Joof

Joof, English spelling in The Gambia or Diouf - French spelling in Senegal is a typical Gambian and Senegalese patronym of the Serer people. They are the same people but because the French colonised Senegal and the British colonised The Gambia, they are spelt differently but pronounced the same way...

 or Diouf

Diouf

Diouf is a typical patronym of Senegalese Serer origin carried by several personalities:* Abdou Diouf , second president of Senegal, current Secretary-General of La Francophonie* El Hadji Diouf , Senegalese footballer...

, Faye

Faye (surname)

Faye is a surname based on a place name in Senegambia, unrelated to the similar given name in the Western world.-People with the surname Faye:* Abdala Faye , Senegalese mixed media artist...

 and Ndiaye

Ndiaye

Ndiaye may refer to:* Aminata Mbebgue Ndiaye, member of the Pan-African Parliament* Awa Dioum-Ndiaye , Senegalese track and field athlete* Fatou Ndiaye Sow , Senegalese poet, teacher and children's writer...

 (or Njie) and the Mandinka maternal Guelowar dynasty of Kaabu

Kaabu

The Kaabu Empire was a Mandinka Kingdom of Senegambia that rose to prominence in the region thanks to its origins as a former province of the Mali Empire...

 in modern day Guinea Bissau who escaped the Battle of Turubang in 1335 and were granted asylum

Asylum

- Politics and society :* Asylum , places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome* Right of asylum or political asylum* Church asylum or sanctuary, a right to be safe from arrest in the sanctuary of a church or temple...

 by the Serer nobility of Sine

Kingdom of Sine

The Kingdom of Sine was a pre-colonial Serer kingdom along the north bank of the Saloum River delta in modern Senegal. Much of the kingdom's population was and still is Serer.-History:...

(The Great Council of Lamans).