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The Wassoulou empire was a short lived West African state that existed from roughly 1878 until 1898[1], although dates vary from source to source. It spanned from what is now Southwestern Mali and upper Guinea, with its capital in Bissandugu, it was moved further south and East into Northern Ghana and Cote D’ivor before its downfall.
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Wassoulou Empire | |||||||||||||||
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1878–1898 | |||||||||||||||
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Capital | Bissandugu | ||||||||||||||
Common languages | Arabic (official) Mandinka | ||||||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||||
Government | Empire | ||||||||||||||
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• 1878–1898 | Samori Ture | ||||||||||||||
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• Established | 1878 | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 29 September 1898 | ||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Côte d'Ivoire Guinea Mali Sierra Leone |
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