African Warriors

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Sartsa Dengel (circa 1550-September 2, 1597) was emperor of Ethiopia from 1563-97. He was a great warrior king who during his long reign devoted his...

SECHELE I

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Sechele I (circa 1810-1892) was the last independent ruler of the northern Kwena (Bakwena) people of what is now Botswana, the principal group of the...

SAMURA, SOLIMANGA

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Solimanga Samura (who flourished in about the 17th century) was a warrior traditionally famous for his enormous stature. He was believed by the Yalunka Samura...

KAYAMBA

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Kaiyamba (who flourished in the mid-19th century), was a powerful Mende warrior and the founder of Moyamba, 96 km (60 mi) east-southeast of Freetown, which...

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