Warrior

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Ahmad Ibn Ibraãhîm (1506-43) nicknamed Grãn, the left-handed leader of the Muslim conquest of Abyssinia, was born in the state of Adal, situated in south-eastern...

MAKABA II

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Makaba II (circa 1760-1824), was a noted warrior-king who consolidated and expanded the power of the Bangwaketse in the southern part of what is now...

KARIMU

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Karimu (18?-1892) was a powerful Soso warrior chief, who waged continuous war with the Limba to defend and extend his chiefdom, using the uncertain relations...

KAI, LONDO

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Kai Londo (circa 1845-airca 1896) was a famous warrior who through the defeat of a great rival in war became the supreme chief of Luawa,...

KABBA SEI

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Kabba Sei (circa 1840-1908) was a Mende war chief of Mando, in Upper Moa, in eastern Sierra Leone, during the late 19th century, who became...

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