Lambaye is a town and commune located in the Diourbel Region of Senegal, capital of the eponymous Arrondissement.
History Lambaye was the capital of the Kingdom of Baol. During the period when Baol was a part of the Jolof Empire, some of the Buurbas used it as their seat, since their maternal lines were from Baol.
During the Marabout War of the late 17th century, Lambaye was attacked by Muslim troops under Ndiaye Sall, who defeated and killed the Damel-Teigne Mafaly Gueye there and burned the town.
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