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Name: Kong Empire

Type: Polity

Start: 1711 AD

End: 1898 AD

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Was a pre-colonial African Muslim state centered in north eastern Ivory Coast that also encompassed much of present-day Burkina Faso. It was founded by Dyula immigrants from the declining Mali Empire.

Establishment


  • January 1711: The Kong Empire was a pre-colonial African Muslim state centered in north eastern Ivory Coast that also encompassed much of present-day Burkina Faso. It was founded by Dyula immigrants from the declining Mali Empire.
  • Chronology


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    1. Conquests of Opoku Ware I


    Expansion during the rule of Opoku Ware I in the Ashanti Empire.

  • January 1751: It was during the reign of Opokou Ware I (1718-1750) that the Ashanti Empire reached its maximum expansion controlling most of the territory of present-day Ghana, but also spilling over into parts of present-day Togo and Ivory Coast.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1713: The Bamana Empire, also known as the Bambara Empire, was a centralized state in West Africa that existed from 1712. It was founded by Bitòn Coulibaly, a military leader and ruler, who expanded the empire's territory by conquering neighboring cities.

  • January 1715: Gwiriko state founded.

  • January 1879: Samory Touré establishes the Wassoulou Empire after a series of military campaigns.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1899: End of the Kong Empire.
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